The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto,\nhas responded to a proposal from employers regarding increasing weekly\nworking hours to 45 hours, up from the current 40 hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe we have already agreed on 40 hours (per week). If it is 45\nhours (per week), then we must follow the labour protection\nregulations,\u201d stated Minister Airlangga when met in Jakarta on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Indonesian Footwear Association (Aprisindo) proposed\nincreasing working hours to 45 hours per week. An Aprisindo\nrepresentative, Hariyanto, stated on Wednesday (30\/9) that this follows\nhis assessment that Indonesia lags behind Vietnam in terms of working\nhours, where they reach 48 hours per week.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrently, we are losing in terms of working hours; 48 hours a week\nin Vietnam, whereas we are at 40 hours. From that alone, we are already\n20 per cent behind. Therefore, we wish to propose increasing the working\nhours to 45 hours,\u201d said Hariyanto.<\/p>\n
The current regulations regarding working hours in Indonesia are\nstipulated in Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation (the Job\nCreation Law). Under this law, there are two applicable working hour\nschemes for companies in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The first is 7 working hours per day or 40 hours per week, applicable\nfor a 6-day work week with one day off. The second scheme is 8 working\nhours per day or 40 hours per week, applicable for a 5-day work week\nwith two days off.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the government has approved the Labour Protection Bill\n(RUU Pelindungan Ketenagakerjaan) to proceed to the Second Level\nDiscussion stage with the House of Representatives (DPR RI) on Monday\n(5\/10).<\/p>\n
The Minister of Manpower, Yassierli, stated that the government\nbelieves the Labour Protection Bill, as a whole, strengthens labour\nprotection for workers, job seekers, apprentices, and employers alike.\nFurthermore, he noted that the Bill also strengthens the oversight\nsystem and the legal approach to labour to ensure it is more effective,\nprofessional, and proportional, providing legal certainty while\nmaintaining the sustainability of the business world.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/regarding-working-hours-airlangga-we-will-follow-labour-protection-regulations-1791266495", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }