Indonesia's Sardjito Hospital Staff Forms Workers Union After Slashed Holiday Allowance

March 28, 2025 | 07:51 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The employees of Yogyakarta’s Dr. Sardjito Hospital declared the formation of a workers union named the Solidarity Forum of Sardjito Hospital Employees—or Forum Solidaritas Karyawan RSUP Sardjito—on Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Sleman Regency.

One of the hospital staff, whose name is disguised as Agung, said the union was established to declare camaraderie among the employees.

"We declare the Sardjito employee solidarity forum as a place for aspiration and as a counterbalance to unlawful policies set by the (hospital) director. This forum also serves as advocacy if employees are intimidated by management," Agung told Tempo on March 27, 2025.

Agung said that the declaration meeting was represented by professional and non-medical staff. However, the workers union’s management will only be formed after Eid. "We hope to contribute to the hospital’s governance instead of prioritizing merely data and efficiency," he said.

The workers union of Sardjito Hospital was formed after the employees protested an unfair management policy that slashed their holiday bonus to only 30 percent of the total allowance.

"The protest is a culmination of staff’s anger,” said one of the Sardjito Hospital employees, when contacted by Tempo on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. “The holiday allowance was only given 30 percent out of Prabowo’s directive, which is 100 percent.”

Sardjito Hospital is a public service agency directly responsible to the Ministry of Health, meaning their workers are entitled to holiday allowance and remuneration. The holiday allowance is paid out in full as it originates from the State Budget, while the remuneration is a performance-based incentive given based on the hospital's achievements. The hospital’s management paid the remuneration at 30 percent.

In its official statement, the President Director of Sardjito Hospital, Eniarti, denied that the holiday allowance had been slashed, as the hospital’s holiday bonus consists of two components: the salary-based holiday bonus and the incentive-based holiday bonus.

“The amount of which is calculated based on the policy set in related regulations and is paid according to the hospital's ability," said Eniarti in her written statement on March 27, 2025.

Eniarti emphasized that Sardjito Hospital has granted its staff their rights in accordance with applicable regulation. Salary-based holiday bonus was given in full, while the incentive-based holiday bonus was set at 30 percent as per Ministry of Finance’s regulation.

M. Rizki Yusrial contributed to the writing of this article

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