Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Manpower M. Hanif Dhakiri has issued Circular Number 2 of 2019 concerning Implementation of 2019 Religious Holidays Allowance (THR) for Workers / Laborers at the Company.

The circular letter was addressed to regional governors throughout Indonesia, the Ministry of Manpower said in a press statement, here, on Saturday,

THR should be given to workers / laborers who have had a working period of one month continuously or more.

Allowances should also be given to workers / laborers who have a working relationship with an employer based on a non-specified time employment agreement or a work agreement at a certain time.

The circular also discusses the amount of THR that must be paid by companies. A worker / laborer who has a 12-month work period continuously or more, must be given THR equal to one-month salary.

For workers / laborers who have a working period of one to 12 months, they are given proportionally with the calculation of the length of work period divided by 12 months and multiplied by one month's wages.

Translator: Eliswan Azly
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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