PRT Wage Regulations in the PPRT Law: Based on Agreement or Contract

Domestic workers (PRT) receive payment for their duties as regulated in the Domestic Workers Protection Law (UU PPRT), recently passed by the House of Representatives (DPR). Under the approved draft of the UU PPRT, wages for domestic workers are provided by the employer. “The employer of PRT, hereinafter referred to as the Employer, is an individual and/or several persons in a household who employ PRT by paying wages,” states Article 1 paragraph (4) of the confirmed UU PPRT draft, Tuesday (21/4/2026). Furthermore, Article 11 paragraph (1) of the UU PPRT draft regulates that the employment relationship between PRT and the employer is based on an agreement or employment contract. The employment contract as regulated in Article 11 paragraph (2) of the UU PPRT draft must include at least nine elements. One of these is the amount and method of wage payment. “The wages and religious holiday allowances as referred to in paragraph (1) letter e and letter f are given in accordance with the amount and payment time that has been agreed upon or in accordance with the Employment Contract,” states Article 15 paragraph (2) of the UU PPRT draft. “Further provisions regarding the amount and payment time of Wages to be agreed upon or contracted as referred to in paragraph (2) are regulated in a Government Regulation,” states Article 15 paragraph (3) of the UU PPRT draft. In the plenary session, the Chairman of the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR, who is also the Head of the Working Committee for the PPRT Bill, Bob Hasan, stated that the protection of PRT is based on familial principles, respect for human rights, justice, welfare, and legal certainty. He further outlined 12 key points in the UU PPRT that serve as the legal umbrella for protecting domestic workers.