The Minister of Manpower (?Minister?) has issued Regulation No. 2 of 2015 on Protection of Domestic Workers (?Regulation?). The Regulation is the first regulatory instrument specifically covering workers who are paid to perform household duties, commonly known as ?domestic workers? (pekerja rumah tangga ? PRT).

The 2014 Regulation sets the Minimum Wage in Jakarta at IDR 2,700,000 per month, a 10 percent increase (IDR 259,000) from the Minimum Wage in 2014 that was set at IDR 2,441,000. This minimum wages applies to all workers in Jakarta unless a specified minimum wage for a certain sector otherwise applies or the worker is contracted for less than a year by their employer.

The Regulation is a guideline for horticulture businesses and their related associations for employing foreign workers whose qualifications, skills and abilities are required to fill certain positions in the horticulture business sector.

Presidential Regulation No. 74 of 2014 on Guidelines for Establishing the Health and Worker Social Security Roadmaps (?Regulation?) has been issued to support the implementation of systematic and focused social security programs for health coverage and worker social security by the Social Security Agency (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Social ? ?BPJS?).

In essence, the 2014 Regulation sets out details regarding the general procedures for employing foreign worker, securing approval of Foreign Worker Recruitment Plans (Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing ? ?RPTKA?) and Foreign Worker Recruitment Permits (Izin Memperkerjakan Tenaga Kerja Asing ? ?IMTA?). Additionally, the 2014 Regulation also sets out provisions on appointing understudy workers (trainees) to work with the foreign worker for the purpose of transfer of skills and knowledge.

The Joint Decree is a collective agreement between these Ministers that determines the dates of national public holidays and joint leave in 2015, relevant to employees and employers in the private and public sectors, as well as the general public.

Following a rigorous process and pressure from workers? unions, the Governor of Jakarta has finally determined the 2014 minimum wage for various business sectors in Jakarta, through the following regulations (collectively referred as the ?Minimum Wage Regulations?): 1. Regulation No. 54 of 2014 (?54/2014 Regulation?); and 2. Regulation No. 62 of 2014 (?62/2014 Regulation?).

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).

The 2014 Regulation provides specific provisions on overtime, rest and break periods for workers (?Employees?) employed by the upstream oil and gas companies and oil and gas auxiliary service companies (?shall be referred to as ?Employers?).

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