Minister of labor Hanif Dhakiri admitted that he was consulting with other ministries to revise Government Regulation (PP) regarding wages. (CNN Indonesia / Abi Sarwanto)

Responding to the employers and laborers, Indonesia minister of labor is revising the Payment Rules

Jakarta, Indonesia - Minister of Labor Hanif Dhakiri said that the workers' request to revise Government Regulation (PP) No. 78 of 2015 concerning Payment must be studied more deeply and must be mutually beneficial for both workers and business people. Therefore, he claimed to be consulting with other ministries in Indonesia.

He also stated that later, the government will also discuss with stakeholders, such as trade unions and business associations. This makes he and his team has have not set a target when the revised Government Regulation will be done and completed.

He also refused to say the option to change the payment calculation formula in the revised Government Regulation. According to him, this was sensitive to be discussed before the Government Regulation changes were completed.

He only stated that, if they already have a Payment Scale Structure policy above one year.  So, people are paid based on their tenure, education, competence, productivity, etc, and he thinks that there are no problems about it.

Even though there is no official statement yet, he said that, the government is trying to keep providing certainty to business people and reduce regional payment inequality in Indonesia.

Source: https://www.cnnindonesia.com/ekonomi/20190614120023-92-403249/menaker-sebut-tengah-proses-revisi-aturan-pengupahan