Minister Of Manpower Ida: Commission XI Of The House Of Representatives Asks For An Extension Of Dialogue On The Decreased PP Of The Job Creation Perppu

Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah after a working meeting with the DPR at the Parliament Complex, Senayan. (Photo: VOI/Mery Handayani)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Ida Fauziyah said, in a closed working meeting, Commission XI of the DPR asked her to expand dialogue and discussions in the process of drafting a government regulation (PP) derived from a Government Regulation in Lieu of the Law (Perppu) on Job Creation.

"Actually, they hope that later in the process of determining the PP to expand dialogue and discussions and they also want to be invited to discuss together about the concerns that will be regulated in PP," he told reporters after a working meeting with the DPR at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, January 11.

Ida said, the PP which will be determined with the issuance of the Job Creation Perppu at the end of last December includes PP which discusses wages and electricity transfer.

"Concern will be regulated in the PP on Wages and PP on outsourcing or power transfer," he explained.

In this meeting, Ida said that he focused on explaining the Employment cluster in the Government Regulation in Lieu of the Job Creation Act (Perppu).

"I explained about Perppu Number 2 of 2022, in particular I entered the employment cluster. So they (DPR Commission IX) asked to explain about the labor cluster in the Perppu," he said.

Previously it was reported, the Director General of Industrial Relations and Social Security for Manpower, Kemnaker Indah Anggoro Putri said the revision would be made for PP number 35 of 2021 concerning Specific Time Work Agreements (PKWT), Power Transfer, Working Time, and Rest Time, and Employment Termination (PHK).

Meanwhile, said Indah, related to wages, PP number 36 of 2021 concerning Wages will be revised.

Indah said that changes to the minimum wage calculation formula would also be explained in more detail through Government Regulation (PP) Number 36 of 2021 concerning wage policy.

"In this Perppu, there is an improvement in the formula or minimum, yes. In detail, we will also include it in the revision of PP Number 36 of 2021," he said during a press conference on Friday, January 7.

Indah said, the wage calculation formula in the Job Creation Perppu was a response to the public's aspirations as outlined in the Minister of Manpower Regulation (Permenaker) Number 18 of 2022 concerning the Determination of Minimum Wages in 2023.

"Initially, we have responded more from absorption of public aspirations. That the formula in the Job Creation Law for the minimum wage cannot be received 100 percent, so there is a change in Permen No. 18 of 2022," he explained.