Hotman Paris says there is an article in the law to create work that benefits work

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Noted lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea highlighted one of the items listed in the Employment Cluster Job Creation Act (UU).

By uploading his Instagram account, Hotman welcomed the article related to severance pay in the broomstick law.

“Good news for workers, good news for workers. I just read the draft of the Copyright Law, the draft of the Omnibus Law”He said, quoted from the Instagram account @hotmanparisofficial, Thursday (10/15/2020).

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Based on the draft of the Employment Creation Law that you received, there is an article that states that an employer can be considered to have committed a criminal act and is subject to a prison sentence of four years if he does not pay severance pay To their workers.

“It should be that if the employer is in prison, a police report is made that will rush to pay compensation. This is a very good measure, which greatly benefits workers,“Hotman wrote.

According to him, the regulation is a breath of fresh air for workers or day laborers who have not received severance pay.

The reason is that until now workers or day laborers take a long time to receive severance pay.

“However, with a police report, you will likely receive your severance pay. Congratulations to the workers and workers, “he said.

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Previously reported, the Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Ida Fauziyah revealed that only 7 percent of the companies managed to comply with the severance provisions stipulated in Law (UU) Number 13 of 2003 on Manpower.

In the Labor Law, Ida continued, until now companies have to pay severance pay to workers up to 32 times their salary. In fact, not all companies do.

“In Law No. 13 of 2003 on the provisions for severance pay, 32 times are very good. In practice, only 7 percent follow the provisions of Law 13/2003 on severance pay,” he said in a virtual broadcast, on Wednesday (10/14/2020). .

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