Ministry of Manpower: Employees Entitled to Overtime Pay for Working on Election Day

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Kemnaker: Employees Entitled to Overtime Pay for Working During Voting

Dream - General Election (Pemilu) 2024 will be held on February 14, 2024. This voting will also be designated as a national holiday, including for workers. The Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) is urging companies to provide overtime pay for employees who work during the upcoming February 14 election.

"Stated in the Circular Letter"

This is stated in the Circular Letter (CL) that has been issued on January 26, 2024.

"Workers who work on the day and date of voting are entitled to overtime pay and other rights that workers employed on official holidays normally receive in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations."

The following is the translation of the given text while preserving any HTML tags: "such is the wording of clause number 2 in the aforementioned SE, quoted from Merdeka.com, Monday, 5th February 2024."

Hari Libur Nasional
Translated: National Holiday

It is mentioned that holidays or nationally designated days off for the implementation of voting in the General Election for members of the People's Representative Council, members of the Regional Representative Council, President and Vice President, members of the Regional People's Representative Council, and the Election of Governors, Regents, and Mayors are determined based on legislation.

Ministry of Manpower: Employees Entitled to Overtime Pay for Working on Election Day

In addition, the SE also emphasizes that employers must provide opportunities for workers to exercise their right to vote.

"If on the day and date of the election workers/labourers have to work, then employers will arrange working hours so that workers/labourers can still exercise their voting rights."

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Kemnaker: Employees Entitled to Overtime Pay for Working During Voting

"Stated in the Circular Letter"

"Workers who work on the day and date of voting are entitled to overtime pay and other rights that workers employed on official holidays normally receive in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations."

Hari Libur Nasional Translated: National Holiday

Hari Libur Nasional
Translated: National Holiday