Employment law

Employment law

From Republika

Article 14, paragraph 12 of Law No.1, 1951 which confirmed the enactment of Law No.12, 1948 (known as the Employment Law) reads: "Workers who have been employed for six consecutive years by one company are entitled to a three-month-long leave." But up to now, the law has never been implemented despite the fact the law is over 45 years old.

In actual life, many companies have applied the law as stipulated, although the duration of leave may differ from one company to another. It ranges from two to three months, according to the regulations of a company.

The bill of the employment law, however, makes no mention of the three-month-long leave, which is to the disadvantage of workers, as their rights are curtailed.

I hope the government will pay attention to this matter.

HARTONO

Jakarta