A Game-Changer in Industrial Relations Dispute: Major Shake-Ups to Mediation and Conciliation Procedures

The government is currently completing work on a Draft Bill on the Amendment (“Draft Amendment”) to Law No. 2 of 2004 on the Settlement of Industrial Relations Disputes (Penyelesaian Perselisihan Hubungan Industrial – “PPHI”), which was previously amended through the issuance of Regulation of the Government in Lieu of Law No. 1 of 2005 (collectively referred to as “Law 2/2004”). In the latest version of the Draft Amendment that Hukumonline has received, which has also been included as a part of the House of Representatives 2020 - 2024 National Legislative Program (Prolegnas) for several years already,[1] state that the issuance of the Draft Amendment will hopefully provide greater legal certainty in terms of the increasingly complex issue of resolving industrial relations disputes.[2]