Prices for coming to work...

[Euc-]

Seriously??

https://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/in...vil-servants-arriving-early-work-eid-holiday/

Make a real contribution to the millions living below or just on the poverty line in Indonesia, not award people for doing what they are supposed to do in the first place.

 

[Vanhelsing]

I don't have too much of a problem with it. I think showing appreciation or giving incentive is an important part of being an employer. The individuals who received the goods were at work before they were due, on their own dime, and after a holiday break that is often taken advantage of.

 

[Davita]

I tend to side with Van...so long as the presents were personal, and not from public funds, it harms no-one and does create an incentive.
In any quality team or leadership building it is better to use the carrot than the stick and when the team recognize that....there is more cohesion in the work environment.

 

[Euc-]

Rewarding employees as an employer; absolutely! When meeting targets, KPI's, deadlines, getting great feedback, loyalty, going above and beyond etc.

Giving rewards just because someone did something that was expected in the first place eg; showing up for work, just doesn't do it for me. Justifying it by saying that so many take advantage of said holiday so we award the ones that do not take advantage is the wrong way around to me. It's the mentality of the people that abuse the lack of control that needs to change; they simply do not give a shit. And they certainly will not change that mentality on the off chance that the mayor/governor picks their office out of the 100 offices. Be consequent and hitting them where it hurts is the only way they will learn.

Different management style I suppose.

 

[harryopal1]

There are many entreprenuers who see commercial advantage in rewarding employees with more than their basic entitlement. Enabling a sense of proprietorship amongst employees can result in better performance all around.
It just so happens that with many economies struggling to maintain their usual GDP, conservative forces see this as the ideal circumstance for cutting services to the poorer sections of society and, where possible, screwing the workers even more by lowering wages. This usually coincides with an increase of wealth towards those at the top and the gap in society between rich and poor gets wider.
It just so happens that a fair wage tribunal in Australia, after lots of pushing by conservatives, has decided to lower penalty award rates for working on Sundays.
While this has delighted many employers there are those who see this move as counter productive and are not lowering the penalty rates for their employees.
Here is a link to today's story.
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...inesses-refusing-to-pass-on-penalty-rate-cuts

 

[William King]

As soon as I read the phrase 'screwing the workers' I know exactly your socialist agenda and tune out.

 

[waarmstrong]

"...hitting them where it hurts is the only way they will learn.,'' is a tune out for me. Spare the rod, spoil the worker, so to speak, is not my view of human nature.

 

[Nimbus]

I don't see any problem with it. The guys who won the prize showed up around 5:30 AM, which was an hour and a half earlier than the official 7 AM start time. They didn't have to show up that early, but they did.

Look, there are many different compensation structures. Some jobs receive a salary regardless of performance (or lack thereof), some receive straight commission that depend solely on performance, and the rest are a combination of the two. As long as the work is done and the pay is commensurate with the skill & effort, all is fine.

The pay for most civil servant jobs in Indonesia is structured as a small salary with a lot of 'tunjangan' (supports or incentives). This is because it's next to impossible to fire anyone unless they commit a crime. If a pegawai negri chooses to simply punch the clock and do nothing beyond that, he'll get nothing but the salary. If he actually does something and gets involved in many projects, then he'll receive incentives budgeted for them. I believe many government offices actually have on time incentives, which you receive only if you show up on time.

 

[Euc-]

https://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/81...t-day-eid-holiday-will-lose-months-allowance/

"It seems the stricter rules set up by Djarot’s predecessor, the now jailed Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, have been effective in improving disciple. While 818 is a lot, it’s nothing compared to the 6,072 Jakarta civil servants failed to appear at work on the first day after the Eid holiday in 2016."

Wouldn't you believe it; hitting them where it hurts, their wallet, seems to be effective.

 

[Nimbus]

https://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/81...t-day-eid-holiday-will-lose-months-allowance/

"It seems the stricter rules set up by Djarot’s predecessor, the now jailed Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, have been effective in improving disciple. While 818 is a lot, it’s nothing compared to the 6,072 Jakarta civil servants failed to appear at work on the first day after the Eid holiday in 2016."

Wouldn't you believe it; hitting them where it hurts, their wallet, seems to be effective.

The TKD mentioned in the article is one of those performance incentives beyond the salary. If you're not performing (by not showing up), then of course you don't deserve it. It's like sales commission, no sales no commission.