2月19日から今年も断食月に入りました。休憩時間を短縮したり、始業時間を早めたりして早めに帰宅できるように会社が協力したり、断食明けの食事を一緒に取る機会を与えたり、何かと忙しい時期でもあります。また早朝に起床し、日の出前の食事を取るにも関わらず、夜は浮かれて遅くまで起きていたりすることで睡眠不足も顕著になり、特に製造会社や物流会社などでは安全への配慮を高める必要があったりもします。そんな中で社員が心待ちにしているのは宗教大祭手当（Tunjangan Hari Raya/THR）です。すでに勤続期間が1年以上の社員はいくら貰えるのかがはっきりしているので安心ですが、1年未満の社員の計算は勤続期間に合わせた比例計算が必要です。この計算方法はどのようにするのでしょうか。

[Actually, there is no calculation formula set in the law]

The law states that ``religious festival allowances for employees with less than one year of service shall be paid on a pro rata basis,'' but there are no detailed regulations such as what the base date is, or whether it is calculated monthly or daily. In other words, each company must establish these rules and make them known to employees. Generally, it is stated in the work regulations/labor agreement, but if there is no such provision, a letter of notification from the company is fine, so set the regulations regarding the payment of religious festival allowances.

In addition, the law stipulates that allowances for religious festivals be paid one week before the festival, but usually the government issues something like a letter of recommendation, stating something like ``Please make payments at least two weeks in advance.'' If such a response were to be taken, it would be fine to start paying the allowance two weeks in advance, but it seems that no consideration has been given to revising it along with other legal amendments.

[Setting the base date and proportional calculation method]

The reference date is generally set as a major religious holiday, but occasionally the major religious holiday may be shifted at the discretion of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. This is because major religious holidays are determined by actually checking the phases of the moon. Also, holidays determined by the government may differ from religious decisions. According to the holiday calendar decided by the government last year, the Great Feast of Breaking the Fast is scheduled for March 21st, but since fasting began on February 19th, the current schedule suggests that the Great Feast of Breaking the Fast will be March 19th. To avoid panic in the event that a major religious holiday changes midway through or does not coincide with a national holiday, it may be a good idea to set it as ``30 calendar days after the start of the fast,'' for example.

In addition, proportional calculations are often calculated based on "full months," but sometimes it is calculated daily because it would be pitiful to end up with zero even on the 29th. Neither is a violation. When calculated on a daily basis, the amount differs from day to day, so the base date above has a great significance. If you calculate on a monthly basis, there will be fewer people involved in the dispute, so you can proceed relatively stably. No matter which option you decide on, it is best to define the calculation method in detail and make it widely known so that payments can be made smoothly.