Coordinating Minister For PMK: Not On Joint Leave, May 22 ASN And BUMN Employees Must Enter

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy. (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy emphasized that joint leave in the framework of Eid al-Fitr 1441 Hijriah or Lebaran had no change.

Muhadjir said, May 22 is not a day of joint leave for State Civil Servants (ASN) and employees of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN). Permanent joint leave from 28 to 31 December.

This means that ASN and BUMN employees are encouraged to continue working as usual on this "pinch day". As is known, this year's Lebaran holiday falls on May 24 and 25.

"Employees of ASN and BUMN will still enter as usual," he said, in a written statement received by VOI, in Jakarta, Wednesday, May 20.

According to President Joko Widodo's direction, said Muhadjir, at the end of June there will be an evaluation of whether joint leave can be shifted by looking at the state of the corona virus or COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia.

Furthermore, Muhadjir said, if the transmission of the virus in Indonesia has decreased, it is possible for the joint leave of ASN and BUMN to be shifted along with Eid al-Adha.

"Mr President has given a note that at the end of June a review will be held. If indeed COVID-19 has dropped, it is not threatening, it is very possible to promote the holiday for joint leave coinciding with Eid al-Adha, which is July 31, 2020. It could be before Eid or after Eid al-Adha, "he said.

For your information, because of the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, the government has decided to shift the leave with Eid at the end of the year. This is followed by the ban on going home this year.