Year Category: 2021

New Regulation Looks to Ease Process of Hiring Foreign Workers in Indonesia

A new Government Regulation set to come into force on April 1, 2021, will introduce several changes that we view are meant to simplify the process for hiring expatriate workers in Indonesia and in turn attract greater investment into the country. The new regulation is Government Regulation No. 34 of 2021 regarding the Utilization of New Regulation Looks to Ease Process of Hiring Foreign Workers in Indonesia

SSEK and ChemLinked Webinar on the Halal Sector in Indonesia

SSEK and ChemLinked, a leading provider of regulatory information and market intelligence across the chemical, food, cosmetic and agrochemical industries in the Asia Pacific, recently organized a webinar on Halal in Indonesia: Halal Certification and Market Access for Food and Beverage Products. The webinar looked at how the halal certification requirement for food products in SSEK and ChemLinked Webinar on the Halal Sector in Indonesia

Employment Law Quarterly Update for Indonesia and Asia

SSEK Legal Consultants has contributed the Indonesia section of the new Asia Employment Law: Quarterly Review of employment law developments across 15 jurisdictions in Asia. In this edition, experts from around Asia flag and comment on employment law developments during the fourth quarter of 2020 and highlight some of the major legislative, consultative, policy and Employment Law Quarterly Update for Indonesia and Asia

Fintech in Indonesia – Consumer Lending

Consumer lending is regulated in Indonesia, with a particular focus on information technology-based money lending services (peer-to-peer lending), as regulated under Financial Services Authority (OJK) Regulation No. 77/POJK.01/2016 regarding Information Technology-Based Money Lending Services, dated 29 December 2016. The OJK has the authority to regulate, register and issue licenses, as well as supervise the fintech Fintech in Indonesia – Consumer Lending

SSEK Shortlisted for Indonesia Domestic Firm of the Year

SSEK Legal Consultants has been shortlisted for Indonesia Domestic Firm of the Year at the Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2021. The awards recognize a law firm\'s pre-eminence in its jurisdiction and reflect achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service. Winners will be announced April 15. Chambers and SSEK Shortlisted for Indonesia Domestic Firm of the Year

SSEK Partner Featured at Hukumonline Event on the Job Creation Law

Syahdan Z. Aziz, a partner at SSEK Legal Consultants, spoke at a recent three-day webinar on Indonesia\'s Job Creation Law, organized by Hukumonline and the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia (ILUNI UI). Syahdan discussed improving the welfare of the workforce following the introduction of the Job Creation Law.

Join SSEK at Virtual Asia-Pacific Summit on Anti-Corruption and Compliance

SSEK Indonesian Legal Consultants senior partner Ira A. Eddymurthy will be a featured speaker at the upcoming American Conference Institute 9th Summit on Anti-Corruption and Compliance – Asia Pacific. This virtual conference is scheduled for March 9-11, 2021. You can register for the conference here. Use the discount code S10-965-965L21.S for a 10% discount off Join SSEK at Virtual Asia-Pacific Summit on Anti-Corruption and Compliance

Indonesia Issues Regulation Clearing Way for Trading of 229 Cryptoassets

Indonesia’s Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Body (Badan Pengawas Perdagangan Berjangka Komoditi or “Bappebti”) has issued the long-awaited list of cryptoassets that can be traded in Indonesia. This list of approved cryptoassets is contained in Bappebti Regulation No. 7 of 2020 regarding the Stipulation of the List of Cryptoassets that Are Allowed to Be Traded in Indonesia Issues Regulation Clearing Way for Trading of 229 Cryptoassets