Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Presidential Special Adviser for Manpower and\nWorkers\u2019 Welfare Said Iqbal said PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) should\nestablish a subsidiary specifically to manage outsourced workers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt PT Pos, we said it would be better to establish a PT Pos\nsubsidiary specifically to manage outsourced workers. Workers in that\nsubsidiary would no longer be partners, but would have either fixed-term\nemployment agreements (PKWT) or permanent employment agreements (PKWTT).\nThe employment relationship would be with the subsidiary, not PT Pos\nitself,\u201d he said after discussions with several PT Pos Indonesia\ndirectors in Jakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He explained that the new Labour Protection Law, passed by the House\nof Representatives (DPR) in a plenary session on Wednesday (6 October),\nincludes provisions limiting outsourced work to several support areas.\nThese include security, driver and employee transport services, food and\ndrink provision, and cleaning services.<\/p>\n
For state-owned enterprises (SOEs), he added, a dedicated entity\nshould be established in the form of a limited liability company.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is why I made my first visit to an SOE at PT Pos. It is one of\nthe major SOEs, with a long history, and it also holds state secrets.\nThe employment relationship we are examining is at PT Pos, where workers\nare known as Mitra Pos,\u201d Iqbal said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new Labour Protection Law no longer recognises a partner-based\nemployment relationship. Partnership arrangements are only for gig\nworkers, such as those working for Gojek, Grab, Shopee and Blibli, while\nthey will no longer be allowed at SOEs. At SOEs, there must be a\nsubsidiary or another form of entity. For example, Pertamina calls them\nvendors. At Freeport, which also has state ownership, they are called\ncontractors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Iqbal therefore proposed that PT Pos establish a subsidiary to\naccommodate outsourced workers and give them a clear employment status\nunder either PKWT or PKWTT agreements. PT Pos responded positively,\nsaying it would comply with the law on outsourced workers by setting up\na subsidiary.<\/p>\n
Iqbal said PT Pos had described its business condition as less than\nfavourable, but its board had pledged to improve matters while also\naddressing the employment arrangements of 7,061 workers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will improve the arrangements for 7,061 Mitra Pos workers. In\nthe near future, perhaps 500 workers will first be moved, in accordance\nwith the law, to the subsidiary as outsourced workers with fixed-term or\npermanent status, to be determined by the subsidiary. A further roadmap\nwill then set out how many hundreds or thousands more will follow,\nuntil, according to PT Pos\u2019s needs, none remain under the Mitra Pos\narrangement, because its employment relationship is unclear,\u201d Said Iqbal\nsaid.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pt-pos-urged-to-form-subsidiary-to-manage-outsourced-workers-1791975094", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }