BANYUWANGI – Employee income in Banyuwangi will increase next year. East Java Governor Soekarwo has set the district/city minimum wage (UMK) in East Java year 2019. Next year, Banyuwangi UMK reaches Rp 2.132.779,35.
UMK Banyuwangi in the year 2019 This increased significantly compared to the UMK in 2018. This year, Banyuwangi UMK "only" is Rp 1.881.680,41. It means, compared to this year, Next year's UMK will increase by Rp 251.098,94.
The Banyuwangi UMK amount was determined through the Decree of the Governor of East Java Number 188/665/KPTS/013/2018 concerning Regency/City Minimum Wages in East Java Year 2019.
"This decision has officially taken effect since 1 January 2019 coming,"said the Head of the Public Relations and Protocol Bureau of the East Java Provincial Government, Aries Agung Paewai to a number of media.
Head of Department of Manpower and Transmigration (Manpower and Transmigration) Banyuwangi Syaiful Alam Sudrajat said that based on the information he received, The Governor of East Java has signed the decision on the UMK in East Java.
"However, the governor has not explicitly announced. We are waiting to be collected by the Governor. After that, we can publish Banyuwangi UMK," he said.
Nature says, after being determined and published by the Governor, his party will socialize the Banyuwangi UMK this year 2019 to companies and labor unions in Bumi Blambangan. "We convey the size of our UMK," he said.
He added, if there is a company that is unable to pay employees according to MSE, then the company must apply for a suspension to the governor. “The application for the suspension can be submitted to the Governor through the Banyuwangi Manpower Office," he concluded.
