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LONG SERVICE AWARDS ("LSA") PROVISIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
LONG SERVICE AWARDS ("LSA") PROVISIONS  
LONG SERVICE AWARDS ("LSA") PROVISIONS

31.        LONG SERVICE AWARDS ("LSA") PROVISIONS

Telkomsel and Telkomsat provide certain cash awards or certain number of days leave benefits to their employees based on the employees’ length of service requirements, including LSA and Long Service Leaves ("LSL"). LSA are either paid at the time the employees reach certain years of employment, or at the time of termination. LSL are either certain number of days leave benefit or cash, subject to approval by management, provided to employees who meet the requisite number of years of service and reach a certain minimum age.

The obligation with respect to these awards which was determined based on an actuarial valuation using the Projected Unit Credit method, amounted to Rp1,066 billion and Rp1,254 billion as of December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively. The related benefit costs charged to expense amounted to Rp161 billion, Rp290 billion and Rp290 billion for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively (Note 26).