Telkom University Ensures Fair and Competitive Living Wages for All Employees

Keywords:LivingWage, FairEmployment, HumanCapital

As part of its commitment to social responsibility and equitable employment practices, Telkom University, under the Telkom Education Foundation (YPT), ensures that all staff and faculty members across all universities under the Foundation receive compensation at or above the local living wage standard.

This initiative aligns with the Foundation’s mission to foster a fair, inclusive, and sustainable work environment that supports the well-being, motivation, and productivity of the entire academic community.

Commitment to Fair Compensation

The Remuneration System within the Telkom Education Foundation, which governs all institutions under YPT including Telkom University, serves as a core component of its Human Capital Management System.
The system is designed to provide fair, transparent, and performance-based compensation, ensuring that employees are motivated to achieve excellence while contributing to institutional and Foundation-wide growth.

Telkom University applies a single remuneration standard across all divisions and academic units, ensuring that every employee is paid at least the defined living wage, in accordance with either the government’s local living wage indicator or the financial poverty benchmark for a family of four expressed as an hourly rate.

Comprehensive Compensation Structure

Beyond basic salaries, Telkom University provides a competitive compensation package that includes multiple benefits to ensure financial stability and career satisfaction.
These benefits include:

• Basic and functional allowances;
• Performance-based premium incentives;
• Academic and professional allowances;
• Holiday and annual incentives; and
• Health and welfare benefits for all staff and lecturers.

Such comprehensive remuneration policies not only maintain the university’s competitiveness in the higher education sector, but also reflect its ethical and sustainable employment principles, further improving the Foundation’s overall performance.

Empowering Human Capital for Institutional Excellence

Through this equitable wage and benefit system, Telkom University and other institutions under YPT foster a culture of appreciation, motivation, and continuous improvement, where employees are recognized for their contributions to institutional success. The remuneration system is periodically reviewed to align with economic developments, labor market standards, and cost-of-living adjustments, ensuring that compensation remains fair, competitive, and relevant over time.

By guaranteeing living wages and fair compensation for all employees across all universities under the Telkom Education Foundation, Telkom University demonstrates a deep commitment to social equity, employee welfare, and institutional sustainability. This initiative not only strengthens the university’s role as a model for responsible employment practices in Indonesia’s higher education sector, but also contributes to enhancing the Foundation’s performance and long-term sustainability, supporting inclusive growth within the entire YPT network

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