Ministry Reminds Employers to Pay Religious Holiday Allowance for 2012

Salma Izzatii

The Minister of Labor and Transmigration has issued Circular Letter No. SE.05/MEN/VII/2012 on Payment of Religious Holiday Allowance and Lebaran Homecoming Joint Appeal (“Circular”).

The Circular was issued to remind employers of their obligation to pay employees the religious holiday allowance (Tunjangan Hari Raya / THR) and to make efforts to preserve the homecoming tradition (mudik) of celebrating the Islamic Religious Day (Lebaran) with family.

The Circular implements Minister of Labor and Transmigration Regulation No. PER. 04/MEN/1994 on Religious Holiday Allowance for Workers in Companies (“Regulation”).