Multiple Interpretations of Job Creation Law Ruling

Kompas/Wawan H Prabowo

Residents watch a virtual trial of judicial review of Law (UU) Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation proposed by the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) at the Constitutional Court, Jakarta, Tuesday (11/24/2020).

Various interpretations of the validity of the Job Creation Law and its derivative rules have emerged following the ruling by the Constitutional Court. The decision declaring the Job Creation Law conditionally unconstitutional has also been described as steeped in ambiguity.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) that the Job Creation Law is conditionally unconstitutional has sparked multiple interpretations of the the validity of the regulation and its derivate rules. Multiple different understandings have also arisen regarding the improvements sought by the MK. Some hold the view that a revision of the Law on the Formation of Legislation should be sufficient without touching on the substance of the Job Creation Law.