Jakarta – One company operating in DKI Jakarta is known to pay its employees wages at inhumane rates. Very far below the DKI Jakarta Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) standard.
This was discovered after topikonline.co.id received complaints and complaints from several employees of the company. The company in question is PT Sinar Mas which is located at Ruko B-9 and B-10 Complex 115, Jalan Pangeran Jayakarta, Central Jakarta.
Based on the information obtained, PT Sinar Mas is owned by a brother and sister of foreign nationals (WNA) from China. The older brother is usually called Ko Acin and the younger brother is called Ko Awa. This company is engaged in selling imported LED lights from China to Indonesia.
One of the employees, whose identity has been hidden for editorial safety, said that currently he receives a monthly salary of Rp700 thousand. He has worked at this company for 5 years.
“Yes, believe it or not, that’s how much salary I receive every month. The salary is paid in cash and I don’t put the money in an envelope. It’s just stapled and given to the employee,” he said.
He also said that during Eid al-Fitr this year he only received a holiday allowance (THR) of Rp500 thousand. Because he didn’t have enough money to prepare for Eid, he was forced to look for a side job to make extra money.
Similar confessions also came from his colleagues in the expedition section. He admitted that he received a monthly salary of Rp600 thousand for a 2 year work period.
“The salary here is that much. Under Rp1 million a month. Maybe there are people over a million, but only a few people at most,” he said.
As is known, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) in 2023 is Rp4,901,798. For 2024 there will be an increase of Rp165,583 to Rp5,067,381. This UMP determination is in accordance with Government Regulation (PP) 51/2023 concerning Wages. The determination of the 2024 DKI UMP is also contained in Governor’s Decree Number 818 of 2023 concerning the 2024 Provincial Minimum Wage.
Head of the DKI Jakarta Province Manpower, Transmigration and Energy Service (Disnakertransgi), Hari Nugroho, when confirmed regarding the salaries of PT Sinar Mas employees which were far below the UMP, stated that he would follow up as soon as possible.
“If that’s true and there are employees who feel disadvantaged, my supervisory team will go out to carry out field checks,” said Hari.
For additional information, apart from being subject to civil administrative sanctions, companies that violate payroll regulations under the UMP can also be subject to criminal sanctions. This violation falls into the criminal category according to Article 90 paragraph 1 of Law Number 13 concerning Manpower.
And if this article is combined with Article 185 paragraph (1) of the Manpower Law, company owners who pay employee salaries below the UMP will be threatened with imprisonment for a maximum of 4 years and/or a fine of a maximum of Rp400 million. Bembo
