Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the Republic of the Indonesia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Indonesia: Mandatory vacancy listing
Employers are now legally required to list all job vacancies on the public Job Information System …
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Indonesia: Dual citizenship
The general election was held on 14th February 2024 …
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Indonesia: Tightening payment rights for fixed-term contract terminations
A recent circular letter to District Courts and Courts of Appeal from the Supreme Court contains new instructions concerning labour law cases …
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Indonesia: Are non-compete clauses valid?
The legal system is not subject to common law and therefore the ‘stare decisis’ principle of following legal precedents does not apply …
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Indonesia: New ‘golden visa’ program launched for foreign investors
The newly vamped ‘golden visa’ grants a residence permit for an extended period of five to 10 years …
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Indonesia: Measures in the pipeline to help working women
The Ministry of Manpower is drawing up a broad programme of legal reforms to address the rights of women at home and in the workplace …
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Indonesia: Facility to reduce employment costs gradually being taken up
A regulation (5/2023) introduced in March 2023 by the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) allows companies in export-orientated and labour intensive enterprises to cut working time and wage costs, but only through agreement with employees or labour unions …
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Indonesia: Secret corporate world may have lot to hide
In spite of widespread corruption in government circles, a recent report from Transparency International (TII) has found that half of the leading companies in the country’s leading industry – palm oil production – did not have an anti-corruption policy, a similar proportion had no whistleblower systems and 46 of the top 50 did not provide staff with anticorruption training …
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Indonesia: Taxable wages for pension contributions increased
The maximum taxable wages for the Pension Plan Program have been adjusted in line with the growth of national GDP last year …
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Indonesia: Implementing regulation for new income tax law issued
Prior to FY 2022, benefits-in-kind (BIK) were not taxable on employees and not tax deductible for employers …
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Indonesia: VoA and VVE for business meetings
Eligible foreigners may now attend business meetings with a Visa on Arrival (VoA) or a Visitor Visa Exemption Arrangement (VVE) …
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Indonesia: Parliament approves legislation banning sex outside marriage
International companies should review their expatriate policies following the tightening of laws criminalising certain western-style actions …
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Indonesia: Disbursement of BSU until 20 December 2022
The deadline for workers to withdraw wage subsidy assistance (BSU) funds is 20th December 2022 …
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Indonesia: New “second home” visa launched
A “second home visa” will soon be available to allow foreigners to stay and work in the country for five to ten years …
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Indonesia: New reporting procedure on termination of employment
Companies now face reduced bureaucracy when terminating employees …
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