Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the Republic of the Indonesia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Indonesia: Localisation
Local and foreign companies operating in the country should by now have ensured that most HR positions are localised …
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Indonesia: Job Creation Omnibus Bill
We have previously reported on the pending labour reforms under the “Job Creation Omnibus Bill” …
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Indonesia: Government aims for revised labour law Bill by January
The government is putting finishing touches to a major revision of the 2003 labour law …
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Indonesia: Discussion of draft cybersecurity law halted
The Cybersecurity Bill that was submitted to the House of Representatives last October has not been carried forward into the new administration and has effectively been dropped …
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Indonesia: Ministry of Manpower Decree no 228
Ministry of Manpower Decree no 228 has now been published, setting out those sectors where expatriates may be hired …
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Indonesia: Presidential candidates spar over corruption
It is still three months to go before citizens go to the polls to vote for their next President …
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Indonesia: Plans are being drawn up to increase working time flexibility
The Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri has revealed in a recent interview that plans are being drawn up to increase working time flexibility for full-time workers …
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Indonesia: Survivor of sexual harassment faces imprisonment
A number of cases of sexual harassment have uncovered the difficulties for women of reporting such treatment …
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Indonesia: Supreme Court stepped in to clarify the limitations on foreign workers
The Supreme Court has stepped in to clarify the limitations on foreign workers under Article 42 of the Manpower Law …
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Indonesia: Reject candidates based on relationship is unlawful
Although Article 153 (1)(f) of the Employment Law gives employers the right to prohibit the employment of family members of an existing employee the Constitutional Court recently revoked the clause …
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Indonesia: Aceh orders Muslim air stewardesses to wear headscarves
The low-cost airline Air Asia has been the first to announce that it will only roster male cabin crew to fly to the airport at Aceh in Sumatra …
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Indonesia: Religions
The constitutional court has found a requirement for citizens to choose between six name religions – data which is included on all identity cards – to be “unconstitutional, discriminatory and unjust” …
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Indonesia: Repressive laws
Employers operating in Indonesia’s semi-autonomous state of Aceh should take heed of the strict Islamic Criminal Code that operates there …
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Indonesia: Tax amnesty and offshore centre planned
The government in Jakarta is struggling to find ways to encourage its population to pay taxes and prevent larger companies going offshore …
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Indonesia: National and mandatory leave days announced
A joint ministerial decree has been issued in Indonesia setting out national and other mandatory leave days for 2017 …
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