On 25th November 2021, the Minister of Public Work and Housing issued Circular Letter No. 21/CL/M/2021 Regarding Procedures for Fulfilment of Business Licensing Requirements, Implementation of Construction Work Competence Certification, and Implementation of Business Entity Certificates and Construction Work Competency Certificates (CL 21/2021). The Circular Letter stipulates many things, such as Fulfilment of LSBU/ Lembaga Sertifikasi Badan Usaha (Business Certification Institute) Business Licensing Requirements, Fulfilment of LSP/ Lembaga Sertifikasi Profesi (Profession Certification Institute) Business Licensing Requirements and the Fulfilment of Business Licensing Requirements for Construction Services Business Entities.

The Minister of Home Affairs issued The Minister of Domestic Affairs Instruction No. 03 the Year 2022 regarding the Implementation of Public Activities Restrictions Corona Virus Disease 2019 Level 3, Level 2, And Level 1 In Java and Bali islands. This Instruction clarifies the level of Community Activities Restriction (PPKM) in these areas, along with the list of activities that are allowed and prohibited.

Domestic Market Obligation (DMO) of coal is the obligation of Business Entities to submit part of its share of coal production to the state through the Implementing Body in the context of supplying coal to meet domestic needs, the amount of which is regulated in the Cooperation Contract. This DMO regulation is essential to control the amount of coal

The calculation of overtime wage is regulated in Article 26, Article 29, Article 31 Paragraph (1), Article 31 Paragraph (2), Article 31 Paragraph (3) and Article 32 of Government Regulation no. 35 of 2021 concerning Employment Agreements for Certain Time, Expert Power, Working Time and Rest Time, and Termination of Employment (“GR 35/2021”).

Company Obligation

Article 26 states that overtime can only be worked at most 4 (four) hours in 1 (one) day and 18 (eighteen) hours in 1 (one) week and Article 29 further

The Indonesian reformation period promotes continuous new innovations led by its people, thus helping Indonesia’s economic stability. Indonesia is a country that has high economic potential, potential that is starting to be noticed by the international community due to the prosperity of natural resources contained in the motherland. Of course, rapid materialistic success is encouraging news for business actors, but for some people, this is just one edge of a double-edged sword. At the other edge of the blade is an obligation for business actors to pay taxes on their income.

Whether COVID-19 can be considered a Force Majeure in a contract or not is still a somewhat debatable topic. By definition, which is regulated in Article 1244 and Article 1245 of Civil Code, Force Majeure is a situation that occurs suddenly and is beyond the control of the parties, which causes an agreement to be hampered or unable to be carried out at all. The key words are “beyond the control of the parties” and “causes the agreement to be hampered or unable to be carried out at all.”

Recently, the media in Indonesia has been buzzing with reports of an accident that killed a celebrity couple caused by the negligence of a driver. The internet community questioned whether the criminal sanctions for negligence alone were sufficient and able to bring a sense of justice. Furthermore, the question is whether a person who commits negligence can be held civilly responsible.

Every company has the opportunity to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) and list its securities on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). In the context of an IPO, the company will issue a document called a prospectus, which is a document that contains any written information related to the public offering process that the company is carrying out with the aim to disclose everything about the company to the public before they decide to buy securities. The form and content of the prospectus in the context of a public offering have been regulated in the Financial Services Authority (OJK) regulations.

Indonesia will begin to tax coal-fired power stations in April 2022 using a tax mechanism based on emission limits, or cap and tax, to start the implementation that will eventually reach all sectors of the economy to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions. Indonesia’s carbon tax is a strong signal that will encourage the development of carbon markets/carbon emissions trading, technological innovation, and more efficient and eco-friendly investments in the country.

Law No. 11 of 2020 regarding Job Creation (Law 11 2020) was enacted a year ago and it revised many existing regulations and introduced plenty of new ones. One of the revised issues was regarding building permits. Previously you had to acquire a Building Permit or Izin Mendirikan Bangunan (IMB) to build. However, it has now been changed into Building Approval or Persetujuan Bangunan Gedung (PBG).