Retrenchment Law in Indonesia and Malaysia A Comparative Evaluation

Budi Santoso (), Kamal Halili Hassan () and Ratih DHEVIANA Ph ()
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Budi Santoso: Universitas Brawijaya, Postal: ID
Kamal Halili Hassan: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Postal: MY
Ratih DHEVIANA Ph: Universitas Brawijaya, Postal: ID

Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, 2016, vol. 7, issue 3, 600-610

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to make a comparative evaluation on retrenchment law in Indonesia and Malaysia It is focused on the justified circumstances the procedure and the worker s entitlements By using a comparative approach and such methods as synthesis and analysis the evaluation conclude that the Indonesian labor law does not prescribe specific provisions on the retrenchment neither definition nor justified circumstances Similarly the retrenchment is not defined under the Malaysian labor law as well However the Malaysian law provides circumstances that justify the retrenchment and recognizes it as an employer s prerogative On the issue of the procedure to be adopted in an impending retrenchment Malaysia provides it under the Code of Conduct for Industrial Harmony Although it is not a mandatory application of the procedure can be enforced by the Industrial Court In Indonesia despite there are no specific rules on the procedure the law indeed has procedural requirements for any termination of employment In the matter of the worker s entitlements both countries have a legal provision governing the retrenched worker entitled to retrenchment payments but have no specific legal provision on the priority of re employment Nevertheless this priority is provided by the Code in Malaysia

Date: 2016
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