HR Must Know: Indonesia’s Public Holidays 2018

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Most of current employees have better understanding on the importance of a rest day. Instead of being ‘donkey worker’, they prefer seeking ways to spend annual leave for traveling or having fun with their hobbies.

Low-price ticket ads and social media-posted beautiful travel photos inspire them–especially millennial–to enjoy holidays. That’s why as HR or entrepreneur should be aware of employee’s right of leave and making the worker well-informed in order to prepare an anticipated leave.

Before applying annual leave, a lot of employees usually look for incoming public holiday that falls before or after weekend. Around those days, they will take a break from daily heavy tasks to have a longer time-off.

To prevent employee proposing annual leave simultaneously, Gadjian as HR solutions for small and business companies in Indonesia provides list of Indonesia’s Public Holidays 2018. This is would be a help tool for HR on preparing and calculating employees’ leave.

Kalender Hari Libur Nasional 2018 | Gadjian

February
February 16 (Friday): Chinese New Year 2567

March
March 17 (Saturday): Balinese Silence Day
March 30 (Friday): Good Friday (Crucifixion of Jesus Christ)

April
April 14 (Saturday): Ascension Day of Prophet Muhammad (Isra’ Miraj)

May
May 1 (Tuesday): International Labor Day
May 10 (Thursday): Ascension Day of Jesus Christ
May 29 (Tuesday): Waisak Day

June
Juni 1 (Friday): Pancasila Day
June 13-14 (Wednesday-Thursday): Joint Holiday
June 15-16 (Friday-Saturday): Idul Fitri Days (1439 H)
June 18-19 (Monday-Tuesday): Joint Holiday

August
August 17 (Friday): National Independence Day
August 22 (Wednesday): Idul Adha Day (1439 H)

September
September 11 (Tuesday): Islamic New Year of Muharram (1440 H)

November
November 20 (Tuesday): The Birthday of Prophet Muhammad

December
December 25 (Tuesday): Christmas Day

In Indonesia, the one who has to manage HR administration or employee should anticipate for May and June, which have several religious holidays. Employee will possibly intimate their worship during Ramadhan month and utilize Idul Fitri days to spend more time with their family.

Besides, HR and entrepreneur need to prepare in advance the religious days allowance, which is called or known as Tunjangan Hari Raya (THR). It is ‘a must allowance’ given by company to each employee in their religious days. Indonesia government stated on the Regulation of Ministry of Labor No.20 Year 2016,

“Religious Days Allowance (THR) is a non-wage income which must be paid by Company to worker/laborer or his family ahead of Religious Days whether permanent worker or contract worker who have had a continous 1 (one) month working period or more.”

HRMS online Gadjian helps you to ensuring leave permit and THR calculation are coincide with Indonesia’s regulation. Gadjian’s Leave Management feature provides notes of employees’ leave, as well as carry-forward system. Meanwhile payroll and THR feature will help to calculate THR and payroll, it automatically generates to employee’s paycheck/salary slip.

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