Viral News Of PT SiCepat Ekspres Layoffs To Hundreds Of Employees, Ministry Of Manpower Finds This Fact

SiCepat is ready to expand (Sahabat SiCepat)

JAKARTA - In the last few days, social media has been filled with information about the termination of employment (PHK) of PT SiCepat Ekspres Indonesia (SiCepat) for its 701 workers. The Ministry of Manpower immediately summoned the management to find out the truth of the information.

"From this meeting, information was obtained that the problem was related to the results of the evaluation of the performance of the workers, who were deemed not to meet the performance standards set by the company," said the Director-General of PHI and Social Security at the Ministry of Manpower, Indah Anggoro Putri, through a press release received by the Ministry of Manpower's Public Relations Bureau, Thursday 17 March.

PT SiCepat Ekspres Indonesia stated its commitment to re-employ 500 workers. In addition, there are also 27 people who have agreed and have signed a collective agreement and 174 people are still in the negotiation process.

The Ministry of Manpower also, continued the Director-General of Women, will continue to encourage each party to continue to prioritize social dialogue in finding a common solution for any disputes.

"The Ministry of Manpower encourages companies as far as possible to avoid layoffs, and seek to immediately resolve these problems in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, by prioritizing social dialogue and involving Trade Unions/Labor Unions," he said.

The Director General of Putri added that her party would continue to oversee the process of resolving industrial relations disputes in SiCepat.

"The Ministry of Manpower and PT SiCepat Ekspres Indonesia have scheduled another meeting to monitor the progress of problem solving as well as provide further guidance," he said.