The Ministry Of Manpower Reminds Companies To Prohibit Paying THR In Full And Not In Installment

Sri Astuti/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Manpower (Kemenaker) ensures that the payment of religious holiday allowances (THR) that must be paid by companies to workers this year cannot be made in stages or in installments. The minister has emphasized that THR cannot be paid in installments, it must be paid in cash," said the Coordinator of Wage Norms, Rest Time and Social Security at the Ministry of Manpower Sri Astuti in a virtual discussion that was followed from Jakarta, Thursday 14 April. possible to do. If there are still companies that state that they are unable to pay THR, there will be special treatment from the labor inspector, one of which is to verify the reason for the inability to pay. However, sanctions due to not paying THR will still be imposed on the company. Some of the sanctions start from a written warning followed by restrictions on business activities, freezing of activities to temporary cessation of part or all of the means of production

"Because if the sanctions are not enforced, it has been two years since these fellow workers have received THR, maybe there is only 50 percent of wages, some are in installments. While Eid is over, the installments have not been completed," he said. Previously, the Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Ida Fauziyah has issued a Circular Letter of the Minister of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia Number M/1/HK.04/IV/2022 regarding the Implementation of the Granting of Religious Holiday Allowances in 2022 for Workers/Labourers in Companies. with statutory provisions and must be paid no later than seven days before religious holidays. To anticipate the emergence of complaints, the Ministry of Manpower has also established the 2022 THR Command Post which can be accessed virtually and encourages each province to establish an integrated THR Post on the poskothr.kemnaker site. go.id.