Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the Republic of the Indonesia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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Indonesia: Job loss guarantee programme (JKP)
The newly introduced job loss guarantee programme (JKP) requires employers to offer insurance cover, or lump sum cash benefits when terminating an employee …
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Indonesia: The formation of the Omnibus Law ruled as unconstitutional
The Omnibus Law has been ruled as unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court, but that does not invalidate it …
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Indonesia: New capital city – Nusantara
Organisations planning to invest in the country should note that the government intends to build a new capital to replace Jakarta …
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Indonesia: Constitutional Court orders government to amend jobs creation law
The Constitutional Court has ruled that parts of the recent job creation law were not determined factually or procedurally in line with actual parliamentary decisions …
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Indonesia: Tax deductions for employer expenditures (COVID-19)
Tax deductions have been authorized by the Tax Agency for employer expenditures in respect to measures taken during the pandemic …
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Indonesia: Firms allowed to buy vaccines for employees
A scheme allowing employers to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for administration to their employees has been heavily subscribed …
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Indonesia: Omnibus Law – Government issues regulation on definite period employment agreements and termination of employment
More implementing regulations have been introduced under the new Omnibus law …
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Indonesia: Overtime under the 2020 Job Creation Law
A new government regulation under the controversial Job Creation Law has increased permitted overtime from three to four hours a day (14 to 18 hours per week) …
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