April 1, Jakarta Civil Servants will Be Registered on BPJS
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Cintya Meliza
Jakarta Civil Servants under Jakarta Provincial Government will be registered on the program of employment Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS). It is targeted to be realized in the upcoming April 1.
BJPS is given to Jakarta civil servants and non-civil servants in order to prosper their family
Head of Jakarta Employment BPJS Regional Office, Rizani Usman said there are two programs included for civil servants. Those are work accident and life insurance. It is in accordance to the Presidential Regulation No.109/2013 on Phasing in the Membership of Social Security.
"BJPS is given to Jakarta civil servants and non-civil servants in order to prosper their family," he said, after meeting with Jakarta Governor, Basuki 'Ahok' T Purnama, at City Hall, Friday (3/6).
Jakarta Becomes Pilot Implementation of BPJS KetenagakerjaanHe mentions at least on April 16, such registration will already finish. Currently, his party is still waiting for Governor Regulation issued by Ahok. "If it was signed, employees would be registered at least on April 1," he expressed.
While waiting for the regulation, the premium value through City Budget (APBD) is still being counted where it would be paid to every employee. "Regarding dues, it will be paid through city budget," he exclaimed.
The amount of the premium rate is varied, from 0.24 percent of a month salary, up to 1.74 percent for high risk job. While for life insurance's, is 0.3 percent of a month salary, pension insurance 5.7 percent of a month salary in which 2 percent taken from employee salary, and 3.7 percent paid by company.
Head of Jakarta Employment Agency (BKD), Agus Suradika uttered all this time, more than 70 thousands of employees have not been registered on BPJS due to its legal protection is still on verbal process.
"The point is, BPJS will be used to increase employee's prosperity such as pension and life insurance. If it was previously using people's welfare's budget. And now it will be managed to BPJS that has higher benefit than we managed," he finished.
