Year Category: 2019

Peer-to-Peer Lending in Indonesia: A Regulatory Update

In February of this year, the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan or “OJK”) issued an updated checklist for peer-to-peer lending (“P2P lending”) platform providers (“Checklist”) registering with the OJK or applying to the body for a business license or change of ownership. The new Checklist introduces several changes to the previous checklist issued in Peer-to-Peer Lending in Indonesia: A Regulatory Update

Free Employment Law Alliance Webinar on Employee Mobility and Family Migration

The Employment Law Alliance is offering a free 60-minute webinar on Wednesday, May 22 on \"Employee Mobility & Family Migration: What HR Executives Need to Know.‚Äù As the demand for talent increases, employers are finding that having a global workforce is important to their overall strategy. More than ever, corporations are looking beyond their borders to build their Free Employment Law Alliance Webinar on Employee Mobility and Family Migration

Free Employment Law Alliance Webinar on Protection of Trade Secrets

The Employment Law Alliance is offering a free 60-minute webinar on Tuesday, May 21 on \"Protection of Trade Secrets.‚Äù As companies experience growth and more success in the market, their trade secrets evolve and grow while bringing new compliance challenges for the HR team. How can HR executives be proactive to effectively reduce the exposure of sensitive information Free Employment Law Alliance Webinar on Protection of Trade Secrets

SSEK Partners Speak at APAC HR Employment Law Congress

SSEK partners Rusmaini Lenggogeni and Syahdan Z. Aziz were featured speakers at the recent APAC HR Employment Law Congress in Singapore. Rusmaini and Syahdan provided an overview of Indonesia\'s labor and employment law landscape, with a focus on employee compensation and benefits, the utilization of foreign workers, and handling employee terminations in Indonesia. They also SSEK Partners Speak at APAC HR Employment Law Congress

SSEK Recognized in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019 for Indonesia

SSEK Legal Consultants has been named a leading dispute resolution law firm for Indonesia in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019, a guide to the region\'s leading dispute resolution law firms and lawyers. SSEK was ranked in Tier 1 for Insolvency, and in Tier 2 for Commercial and Transactions, Intellectual Property and Labor and Employment. SSEK partner SSEK Recognized in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019 for Indonesia

Indonesia Imposes 0% Value Added Tax for the Export of Certain Services

The Indonesian Minister of Finance (MOF) has issued a regulation that imposes 0% Value Added Tax (VAT) on the export of certain domestically produced services in Indonesia, including legal consultation services. MOF Regulation No. 32/PMK.010/2019 regarding the Limitation of Activities and Types of Taxable Services for Export Subject to Value Added Tax (MOF Reg 32) Indonesia Imposes 0% Value Added Tax for the Export of Certain Services

Corruption Liability for Higher Education Institutions Operating in Indonesia

By Nico Mooduto The laws on corruption do not recognize boundaries. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of the United States is one example where a domestic law seeks to punish the commission of corruption act outside the territory of the United States or within the US by a foreign entity. Essentially, the FCPA punishes Corruption Liability for Higher Education Institutions Operating in Indonesia

SSEK Partners Feature at APAC HR Employment Law Congress

SSEK partners Rusmaini Lenggogeni and Syahdan Z. Aziz will be featured speakers at the APAC HR Employment Law Congress being held May 6-7 in Singapore. With leading employment lawyers from 11 countries, the congress aims to help organizations strengthen labor compliance practices to better manage overseas workforces and employee-related matters.   The key focus of SSEK Partners Feature at APAC HR Employment Law Congress

SSEK Leads Full-Day M&A Workshop for LPS Indonesia Employees

SSEK partner Dewi Savitri Reni (Vitri) and associate Maria Yudhitama Eka Dewi led a full-day workshop on the legal aspects of M&A transactions for employees of Indonesia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (Lembaga Penjamin Simpanan or LPS). The SSEK lawyers provided a general overview of the legal aspects of M&A transactions, discussed the due diligence process, and examined SSEK Leads Full-Day M&A Workshop for LPS Indonesia Employees