THR Abroad Is There?

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YOGYAKARTA - Holiday allowance or THR is an additional salary which is the right of a worker or employee that must be given by a company or institution.

In Indonesia alone, the THR is clearly written in the regulation of the Minister of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6 of 2016 concerning Religious Holiday Allowances for Workers / Laborers in Companies.

In this regulation, companies that are late or do not pay THR to their employees can be subject to fines and sanctions. So do other countries also provide THR to workers?

The first THR in Indonesia

It turns out that the THR was only a hereditary culture that began in the post-independence era. The Indonesian Institute of Research (LIPI) noted that the first THR in Indonesia occurred in the 1950s.

THR was given to Soekiman Wirjosandjojo's Cabinet which aimed to improve the welfare of state employees or the state civil apparatus (ASN) at that time.

But gradually other workers (outside ASN) demanded the same rights, they demanded THR.

Although at first the THR was only given for political purposes - Soekiman's way of taking support from ASN - but until now this culture has been preserved, even with clear regulations.

THR in the Netherlands is called "Holiday Allowance"

Although other countries do not provide religious day allowances, the closest to this is the policy in the Windmill Country on Holiday Allowance.

For those of you working in the Netherlands, you will get an allowance known as the Holiday Allowance. But it turns out that to get this money, you have to donate a portion of your monthly salary.

Reporting from Dutchreview, Holiday Allowance is the payment of additional wages that employers or companies must provide to their employees.

As of January 2020, the standard rate for Dutch Holiday Allowances is a minimum of 8% of total wages or 8.33% for contract workers.

History of the Dutch Holiday Allowance (Holiday Allowance)

The Dutch Holiday Allowance was originally introduced in the 1920s, which was intended as a way for incentivized workers to spend on vacations.

It was only in the 1960s that there was a phenomenon where workers in the Netherlands took luxury holidays abroad.

The workers in the Netherlands receive a Holiday Allowance in May, so that holidays can be planned by the workers and they have set aside money for summer leave.

For those of you who get the THR this year, don't forget to do good management. How to? VOI TEAM has reviewed this in an article entitled Tips for Managing THR so that after Lebaran it does not fall into poverty.

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