But if it is true then its no big deal. He paid them more so he has to balance it all up.
I don't agree with this. This shows how low the country rates its workers. When the money was paid in December and they saw that it was a mistake, they should have addressed it and let the workers know that it would be deducted from their next salary. Since it was December salary, they might think its the bonuses they always receive bonuses previously.
Also the law also states that the deduction should be made from the the salaries of the next 3 months after the mistake was discovered. The mistake was discovered in December and according to them, they will continue deducting even after this month. With the cost of living in the country, its simply not fair to do that to people. Other people cant pay for a mistake the government made.
You're right this move is causing problems because when the money was paid in December the government didn't say anything concerning it to address the situation in a bid to correct the impression that it was not a bonus or Aries as was is the case in others years and allowed people to spend the money and after two months that is when they are coming to deduct monies from the salaries of workers using the excuse of over payment, this is not a sincere government that has the people in mind