Expertise: Labor & Employment

Setting Up a Foreign-Owned Outsourcing Company in Indonesia

(15 July 2022) Indonesia\'s Omnibus Law (Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation), which was issued on November 2, 2020, set new standards for employment terms and conditions by introducing new concepts and rules, including for the establishment of foreign investment outsourcing companies. The outsourcing rules under Indonesia\'s old Labor Law were confusing and Setting Up a Foreign-Owned Outsourcing Company in Indonesia

SSEK Partners at AmCham Indonesia Human Resources Committee Event

SSEK partner Rusmaini Lenggogeni was a featured speaker at a recent discussion on Women in the Workplace hosted by the Human Resources Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (AmCham Indonesia). The event was moderated by SSEK partner Stephen Igor Warokka, who is also the committee co-chair and a member of AmCham Indonesia\'s SSEK Partners at AmCham Indonesia Human Resources Committee Event

Join SSEK for Indonesia Employment Law Masterclass

SSEK Legal Consultants partners Rusmaini Lenggogeni and Syahdan Z. Aziz will lead a virtual Indonesia Employment Law Masterclass. Date: Friday, 17 JuneTime: 10 am – 5 pm (Singapore Time)Investment: S$1088 Register here The class will provide an overview of the Indonesian labor law landscape and look at recent regulatory updates, including developments with the Job Creation Law Join SSEK for Indonesia Employment Law Masterclass

Alert for Employers in Indonesia: Time to Amend Work Rules

When the Indonesian Government issued Law No. 11 Year 2020 on Job Creation it amended and eliminated, among other things, general provisions on termination procedures and benefits previously stipulated by the Indonesian Manpower Law. The subsequent implementing regulations also specified new rules under the Job Creation Law. With these changes in mind, employers in Indonesia Alert for Employers in Indonesia: Time to Amend Work Rules

Guide to Labor & Employment Law in Indonesia

SSEK partner Syahdan Z. Aziz has contributed the Indonesia chapter to the 2022 Lexology Getting the Deal Through Labor & Employment guide. This quick reference guide provides local insight into labor and employment law. Syahdan, in the Q&A guide to Indonesia, discusses, among other topics, protected employee categories and enforcement agencies; worker representation; checks on Guide to Labor & Employment Law in Indonesia

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