Apindo Keberatan Libur Panjang Eid Al-Adha: Ganggu Produktivitas Usaha

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) Shinta W. Kamdani responded to the government's decision to apply collective leave on June 28-30 in line with Eid al-Adha celebrations.

According to Shinta, the government must have thought carefully about the policy for the common good.

"In principle, entrepreneurs must respect the plan related to the Eid al-Adha holiday to 2 days to accommodate the majority of Indonesian people who are Muslim and celebrate Eid al-Adha," he told VOI in a written message on Wednesday, June 21.

However, the Sahid Group boss conveyed a special message to the government to be able to consider comprehensively the impact of the long holiday for the business world.

"But indeed what must be considered is that the long number of holidays can interfere with business activities and productivity," he said.

He also encouraged the government so that decisions that had a broad impact on society must involve various parties, including building dialogue with entrepreneurs.

"Therefore, the proposal from the business world to accommodate this is an additional holiday besides what has been previously determined is in the form of collective leave," he said.

"So productivity and also the process of regulating working hours in the industry and companies are adjusted to each industry and company. So it is an option to take leave according to their needs," said Shinta.

As is known, the 2023 Eid Al-Adha Holiday is confirmed for 3 days, starting from Wednesday, June 28 to Friday, June 30. This is stated in the Joint Decree (SKB) of the Minister of Religion, the Minister of Manpower, and the Minister of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform Number 624 of 2023, Number 2 of 2023, and Number 2 of 2023.

The Eid al-Adha 2023 holiday is on June 29, 2023. In the Ministerial Decree 3rd, collective leave falls on June 28 and 30, 2023.