Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the Republic of the Indonesia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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Indonesia: Jakarta raises minimum wages for some businesses
The monthly minimum wage in the capital city, Jakarta, will be increased by 3 …
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Indonesia: 15 days’ public holidays for 2021
Next year, employees will have the right to 15 days’ public holidays, plus 7 days of “Cuti Bersama” leave …
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Indonesia: Thousands protest against ‘omnibus law’ on jobs
There are some places in the World that tend to escape our notice – even though they are numerically and economically of vast significance …
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Indonesia: New data protection rules move toward passage
The House of Representatives is still inching towards a new data protection law (PDP) …
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Indonesia: Idul Fitri collective leave moved to December due to COVID-19
Because of the health crisis, the Idul Fitri public holidays has been moved this year to Monday, December 28th until Thursday December 31st …
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Indonesia: 1.2 million workers furloughed, laid off as COVID-19 crushes economy
According the Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah, during April 2020, 1 …
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Indonesia: THR payments
Although it is normal practice for the Minister of Manpower to issue a circular in the spring – reminding employers to honour THR payments – this year the circular is conspicuous by its absence …
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