Civil Servants Elected as Village Heads Still Receive Employee Rights, BKN Head Says

In response to regulate Civil Servants (PNS) elected as Village Heads or Village Apparatus, Head of National Civil Service Agency (BKN) Bima Haria Wibisana on Sunday (8/11) has issued a Circular (SE) Number 4/SE/XI/2019.

“The Circular will be a guideline for Government Institutions if there are Civil Servants elected/appointed as Village Heads or Village Apparatus (on their respective institutions),” it reads.

Referring to Law Number 6 of 2014 on Villages, Government Regulation Number 7 of 1977 on Civil Servants Salary Regulations as lastly amended by Government Regulation Number 15 of 2019, Government Regulation Number 43 of 2014 on Implementing Regulation of Law Number 6 of 2014 on Villages, and Government Regulation Number 11 of 2017 on Management of Civil Servants, Head of BKN Bima Haria Wibisana stated that:

1. If there are Civil Servants who are elected/appointed as Village Heads or Village Apparatus, the person concerned is temporarily discharged from his/her position as long as he/she serves as Village Head/Village Apparatus without losing the rights as a Civil Servant;
2. The rights as a Civil Servant as referred to in number 1), are, among others: a) basic salary, family allowance, and food allowance except for functional allowance in accordance with the provisions of the laws and regulations; b) personal leave; c) periodic salary increase;
3. In order to fulfill one of the conditions for granting a periodic salary increase, the performance appraisal of a Civil Servant who is elected/appointed as Village Head or Village Apparatus is provided by personnel supervisor officer in the sub

Copies of the Circular are submitted to: 1. Minister of Home Affairs; 2. All Heads of BKN Regional Offices. (JDIH BKN / ES)

Translated by: Syarifah Aisyah
Reviewed by: Rany Anjany
Proofread by: Yuyu Mulyani