Govt postpones labor dispute law

JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a regulation in lieu of law, or Perpu, to delay the implementation of a law on labor disputes, as neither the government nor the Supreme Court were ready for its implementation.

The Perpu on postponing the enactment of Law No. 2/2004 on labor disputes was issued last week.

The law mandates the establishment of a court to handle labor disputes, which would replace the Central Committee for the Settlement of Labor Disputes (P4P) and the labor dispute settlement committee at the local level (P4D).

According to the law, the court is to consist of career judges as well as government, labor and business representatives. -- JP