JAKARTA - The Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah will immediately issue a circular addressed to companies regarding the Revised National Holidays and Joint Leave for 2021.

"We will follow up in the form of giving circulars to companies through the Governor, Regent/Mayor," said the Minister of Manpower in a written statement received in Jakarta, Saturday, June 19.

He said that the government had agreed and revised the 2021 National Holidays and Joint Leave. The revisions were made to reduce the number of transmission and spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia.

The agreement is contained in the Joint Decree (SKB) of the Minister of Religion, the Minister of Manpower and the Minister of PAN-RB Number 712 of 2021, Number 1 of 2021, Number 3 of 2021 concerning the Second Amendment to the Joint Decree of the Minister of Religion, Minister of Manpower, Minister of PANRB Number 642 of 2020, Number 4 of 2020, Number 4 of 2020 concerning National Holidays and Joint Leave in 2021.

"The government has decided to change two national holidays and eliminate one day of collective leave," said Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy.

Meanwhile, this second change includes, firstly, the 1443 H Islamic New Year holiday which falls on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, is changed to Wednesday, August 11, 2021.

Second, the birthday holiday of the great Prophet Muhammad SAW which falls on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, has been changed to Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Third, the government has eliminated the joint holiday of Christmas Day 2021. "Those are the three points that we have decided together by the three relevant ministries," he said as quoted by Antara.


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