Govt postpones labor dispute law

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