Employers' Obligations to Domestic Workers: Wages, Leave, to Holiday Allowances

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers (UU PPRT) regulates eight obligations for employers towards domestic workers (PRT). The obligations of employers are stipulated in Article 18 of the draft UU PPRT, which has recently been enacted as law by the DPR. One of the obligations for employers is to provide wages and holiday allowances (THR) to PRT, in accordance with the employment agreement or contract. In addition, employers are also obliged to provide rest time and leave to domestic workers. “Employers are obliged: d. to provide rest time and leave,” states Article 18 letter d of the draft UU PPRT. One of them is to comply with and implement all provisions in the employment agreement or contract, as regulated in Article 17 of the draft UU PPRT. The government has an obligation in the field of employment to carry out protection and supervision of the implementation of domestic workers, said Supratman when delivering the President’s Final Opinion on the Domestic Workers Bill at the DPR Building, Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (21/4/2026). Supratman explained that the scope of regulation in this law covers recruitment and the scope of domestic work, as well as employment relations based on agreements between domestic workers and employers. “This law provides legal certainty, protects workers from various forms of unfair treatment, and encourages the improvement of skills and welfare of domestic workers,” he clarified.