BANYUWANGI – Continuing hearing on the case of paying salaries below the minimum wage (UMK) with the defendant, financial director of PT. Maya, Muncar, And Wahyudin, held again in the Garuda District Court room (PN) Banyuwangi yesterday (24/7). The trial, chaired by presiding judge Made Sutrisna SH with two judges, Bawono Effendi SH and Unggul Tri Esthi Mulyono SH, had the agenda of listening to witness statements..
Public Prosecutor (JPU) Hary Utomo deliberately presented four witnesses yesterday. "Brother Prosecutor, there are already witnesses who will be presented,” asked Made Sutrisna when starting the trial. In the trial, Prosecutor Hary presented four former employees of PT. Maya, Muncar. They have been laid off since 2010 then. The four witnesses were Geger Setiyono, 42, Hariyani, 40, Sophia, 43, dan Samiatun, 49.
The witnesses were all casual workers who had worked for a long time 10 more years. "I started working in 1992," said Geger. The commotion was fired at the PT factory. Virtually on 2010 then because he was considered to have made a big mistake, namely stating that while working at the company he only received a salary of Rp 760 thousand per month. "I entered labor after A,He said.
According to Geger, salary of Rp 760 thousand per month is considered not in accordance with the governor's regulations regarding the UMK. Because, on 2010 then the Banyuwangi Regency UMK is already Rp 824 thousand per month. “There are violations in paying wages," he said. Three other witnesses gave statements before the panel of judges that were almost the same as what Geger said.
The three witnesses, who have worked for dozens of years, only earn Rp 28 thousand per day, or around Rp 728 thousand a month. “I started working in 1995, work in the warehouse,said Hariyani. Hariyani and two other witnesses admitted that they did not know what was wrong with why they had been sent home since then 2010 then. He obtained information about him being laid off based on an announcement at the factory.
"I had time to ask the supervisor, he said I didn't want to sign. I don't know what that signature is,” explains Sofi yati. Respond to witness statements, Agus Wahyudin denied that all this time he had paid wages below the minimum wage. The wages of employees at his company are actually higher than other companies in Muncar. “The wages we provide are better than other companies," he said. (radar)
