JAKARTA - The Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) has opened its voice regarding the policy of increasing retirement to 59 years in 2025.
Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Sunar Ministry of Manampiar Sinaga emphasized that the retirement age of workers has been clearly regulated in the applicable laws and regulations.
Later, retirement age will be increased gradually from time to time.
"The retirement age of workers in 2025 is set to be 59 years according to the mandate of PP Number 45 of 2015, and in the future, the retirement age of workers will continue to be increased until 2043, the retirement age of 65 years," said Sunardi in a statement to the media quoted on Friday, December 10.
He explained, based on Government Regulation (PP) Number 45 of 2015 concerning the Implementation of the Pension Security Program which is stated in the article, that retirement age increases by 1 year every next 3 years starting from 2019 retiring 57 years, 2022 to 58 years and in 2025 to 59 years.
The retirement age of workers is interpreted as the maximum age limit for quitting work. However, this age limit still has to be adjusted to the characteristics of work and workloads that sometimes require more energy, physical strength, accuracy and other aspects.
At that age, workers registered in the Pension Security (JP) program are entitled to receive benefits from BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, both while still working and after not working.
The benefits of JP can be disbursed when participants enter retirement age, experience permanent total defects, or heirs for participants who die.
"This is based on an in-depth study related to the increasing number of life expectancy in Indonesia, as well as improving public health conditions," explained Sunardi.
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Sunardi emphasized that Pension Security (JP) is one of the workers' rights that must be fulfilled by the company.
Apart from JP, the company also has an obligation to provide severance pay, service awards, and Old Age Security (JHT).
All of this aims to provide certainty of social protection to workers.
"Another thing that needs our attention is that laws and regulations have also established related to Work Agreements (PK), Collective Work Agreements (PKB) and Company Regulations (PP) as technical implementation between workers and employers. This is based on Law No. 13 of 2003 concerning employment as amended in the Job Creation Law," concluded Sunardi.
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