Expertise: Labor & Employment

Mandatory Reporting Mechanism on Termination of Employment in Indonesia

With the enactment of the Job Creation Law (Law. No. 11 of 2020) on November 2, 2020, there have been important changes related to termination of employment in Indonesia. Termination now only requires notice of termination, except in certain circumstances. Government Regulation No. 35 of 2021, an implementing regulation for the Manpower Law as amended Mandatory Reporting Mechanism on Termination of Employment in Indonesia

Indonesia Social Security Program: Mandatory Contributions in 2022

In general, all employees in Indonesia, including expatriates who work for a minimum of six months in the country, must participate in and make contributions to the National Social Security System (Sistem Jaminan Sosial Nasional or \"SJSN”), which is administered by the Social Security Administration Board (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial or \"BPJS”). The BPJS has Indonesia Social Security Program: Mandatory Contributions in 2022

SSEK Partner Leads Webinar on Employing Foreign Workers in Indonesia

SSEK Legal Consultants partner Stephen Igor Warokka spoke at a recent webinar on the latest regulations and procedures for employing foreign workers in Indonesia. The webinar was organized in collaboration with Hukumonline, a leading provider of legal products and services in Indonesia.   Stephen discussed regulations relevant to the employment of foreign workers in Indonesia SSEK Partner Leads Webinar on Employing Foreign Workers in Indonesia

Indonesia Employment Law – Looking Back and Looking Ahead

In 2021, Indonesia’s employment sector was again impacted by the enforcement of the government’s Covid-19 lockdown policy and the continued implementation of the work from home (“WFH“) system. Separately, and just as significantly, the Indonesian Constitutional Court ruled in November that Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation (the “Omnibus Law“), which made significant Indonesia Employment Law – Looking Back and Looking Ahead

SSEK Partner Syahdan Aziz Speaks at Employment Law Year in Review Webinar

SSEK partner Syahdan Z. Aziz recently spoke at the \"Asia Pacific Employment Law Year in Review” webinar, hosted by the Employment Law Alliance (ELA). Syahdan was joined by employment law experts from Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. This employment law webinar was part of the ELA\'s global webinar series discussing the most impactful labor SSEK Partner Syahdan Aziz Speaks at Employment Law Year in Review Webinar

Employment Matters – Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Indonesia

SSEK partner Syahdan Z. Aziz was a guest speaker on the Employment Law Alliance’s Employment Matters – Travel Tuesdays podcast, where he discussed need-to-know items for doing business in Indonesia. Click here to listen to Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Indonesia. And you can listen to all episodes of the ELA’s Employment Matters podcast here or Employment Matters – Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Indonesia