“Minus Malum” of the Perppu on Job Creation

Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) No. 2/2022 concerning job creation was issued over a month ago. The House of Representatives, however, has yet to deliberate the regulation.

KOMPAS/TOTOK WIJAYANTO (TOK)

Question and answer activity for participants in the Kompas Collaboration Forum discussion in Jakarta, Friday (3/2/2023). The discussion on the Job Creation Perppu presented the Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah, Chief Editor of Kompas Daily Sutta Dharmasaputra, Deputy Chair of Apindo Shinta W Kamdani, Expert Staff for Regulation, Law Enforcement and Economic Resilience of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Elen Setiadi, Research and Development Researcher at Kompas, Ignatius Kristanto, and Kompas Economy Editor, Mukhamad Kurniawan, as resource persons.

The House was in recess when the Perppu was issued on 30 December, 2022. Although the House sitting session began again on 10 January, the Perppu has yet to be deliberated. Meanwhile, the House is set to enter another recess period on 14 February.

Article 22 Paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution states that a Perppu must obtain the approval of the House in the following sitting session. According to Paragraph (3), if approval is not granted, the Perppu must be revoked.