Government Simplifies Procedure for Mandatory Employment Report

The Minister of Manpower and Transmigration (“Minister”) has issued Circular Letter No. SE.3/MEN/III/2014 on Implementation of Mandatory Labor Affairs Reports by Companies (“Circular Letter”).

The Circular Letter instructs all Governors and Regents/Mayors that all regional manpower affairs offices within their jurisdiction, are to simplify the process of receiving and processing companies’ mandatory “labor affairs report” (Point 1, Circular Letter). To implement this, all regional labor affairs offices must receive and process  all “labor affairs report” by companies free of charge and additionally must complete the necessary procedures within a day of receiving a report (Point 2 and 3, Circular Letter).