Government regulation for the relaxation of BPJS employment contributions finally signed by Jokowi, these are important points Page all

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The government has issued a regulation on the relaxation of quotas for BP Jamsostek (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan). This is regulated in Government Regulation (PP) Number 49 of 2020 which was signed by President Joko Widodo on August 31, 2020.

Regarding the adjustment of the contribution of the social security program in employment during a non-natural disaster of the corona virus disease 2019 (Covid-19). This relaxation is scheduled to launch on Wednesday (9/9/2020).

“We will give an official statement on Wednesday. There are plans launching This PP is in the Ministry of Manpower, “said Deputy Director of Public Relations and Interinstitutional BP Jamsostek Irvansyah Utoh Banja to the Kompas.com, Tuesday (8/9/2020).

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The implementation of this relaxation is based on the regulation from August 2020 to January 2021.

So who will get the relaxation of contributions to the labor social security program?

Quoted from paragraph 1 of article 3 of the PP, the government adjusts the contributions for certain employers, participants who receive wages and participants who do not receive certain wages.

The leased contributions continue to be in the same article, that is, the leniency of the term for the payment of monthly contributions of the Occupational Accident Safety (JKK), Death Safety (JKM), Old Age Safety (JHT) and the Pension Security (JP).

“Relief of JKK and JKM contributions and deferral of part of the JP Fee payments,” the regulation said.

For JKK and JKM contributions in article 5 it is written, relief is granted up to 99 percent, so that JKK and JKM contributions become one percent as stated in Government Regulation Number 44 of 2015 on the Implementation of Safety Programs in Work Accidents and Safety in Death.

It has also been amended by Government Regulation Number 82 of 2O19 on Amendments to Government Regulation Number 44 of 2015 on the Implementation of Safety Programs in Work Accidents and Safety in Death.

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In addition, the relaxation of the deferral of payment of part of the Pension Security contribution in article 17 establishes that employers must collect JP contributions from workers, which is one percent of the worker’s salary.

Meanwhile, the contribution to the Pension Security, which is the obligation of the employer to deposit, is 2 percent of the worker’s salary to BPJS Ketenagakerjaan.

“Part of the remaining JP contribution, which is 99 percent of the JP contribution as mentioned in paragraph (1) letter b, will receive a deferral of the payment of a part of the JP Contribution, the refund of which is immediate or in stages, beginning no later than May 15, 2021 and ending no later than April 15, 2022. ” hence the content of the regulation.

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