{"id":17630,"date":"2026-07-16T09:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/blog\/?p=17630"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:35:20","slug":"hiring-indonesian-employees-for-pt-pma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/blog\/hiring-indonesian-employees-for-pt-pma\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring Indonesian Employees for PT PMA: Contracts, Rights, and Obligations Employers Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An <strong>Indonesian employment contract<\/strong> is the written agreement between a PT PMA and a local employee that sets out job scope, wages, duration, and termination terms, as governed by Law No. 13 of 2003 on Manpower and its implementing regulation, Government Regulation No. 35 of 2021 (GR 35\/2021). Get the contract type wrong, skip a mandatory clause, or misjudge what severance you owe, and the mistake usually doesn&#8217;t surface until termination, when it&#8217;s the most expensive moment to fix it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #223666; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 24px 0;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 10px 0; color: #223666;\">Key Takeaways<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.8;\">\n<li>Every written contract must contain nine specific items under Article 54 of the Manpower Law, and a PKWT (fixed-term) contract cannot include a probation clause without becoming a permanent contract by law.<\/li>\n<li>Under Article 8 of Government Regulation No. 35 of 2021, the total duration of a PKWT, including any extensions or renewals, generally may not exceed five years. Go past that, or use PKWT for permanent work, and the employee is automatically PKWTT.<\/li>\n<li>Resignation triggers no statutory severance. Employer-initiated termination without cause can cost up to 2x the base severance scale, capped at 9 months&#8217; salary before multipliers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/blog\/indonesia-employment-law\/\">Indonesia Labour Law &amp; Employment Regulations: Complete Guide<\/a> for the broader regulatory picture. This article goes narrower: what actually needs to be in the contract you&#8217;re about to sign, and what it will cost you if you get it wrong.<\/p>\n<h2>What Must Every Employment Contract Include?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17631\" style=\"width: 735px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17631\" src=\"http:\/\/investinasia.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/recruitment.webp\" alt=\"Hiring Indonesian Employees for PT PMA: Employer Guide\" width=\"735\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/recruitment.webp 735w, https:\/\/investinasia.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/recruitment-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hiring Indonesian Employees for PT PMA: Employer Guide (pexels.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Indonesian law does technically allow verbal employment agreements, but no PT PMA should rely on one. A written contract is what protects the company in a dispute, and it&#8217;s what Disnaker (the Manpower Office) expects to see if a termination is ever contested. Under Article 54 of Law No. 13 of 2003, a written employment contract must contain:<\/p>\n<h3>The Nine Mandatory Elements<\/h3>\n<p>Article 54(1) sets a floor, not a ceiling. Leave any of these out and the contract is weaker in a dispute, even if it&#8217;s still technically valid:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Company identity:<\/strong> Legal name, address, and type of business.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Employee identity:<\/strong> Full name, gender, age, and address.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Position or job type:<\/strong> Specific enough that &#8220;scope creep&#8221; disputes don&#8217;t arise later.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Place of work.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wage amount and payment method.<\/strong> This must meet or exceed the applicable provincial minimum wage (UMP\/UMK), which <a href=\"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/blog\/salary-in-indonesia\/\">varies significantly by province<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terms of work:<\/strong> The specific rights and obligations of both parties.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Start date and contract duration.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Place and date the contract was signed.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Signatures of both parties.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two procedural details trip up first-time employers. First, the contract must be made in at least two originals, one for the company and one for the employee, per Article 54(3). Second, under Article 55, neither party can unilaterally withdraw or amend the contract once signed. If you need to change a role, salary, or location mid-contract, you need the employee&#8217;s written consent, not a memo.<\/p>\n<h3>What You Cannot Put in the Contract<\/h3>\n<p>A few clauses that employers assume are standard are either void or restricted under Indonesian law:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A probation clause cannot be included in a PKWT (fixed-term) contract<\/strong>. Under Article 58 of the Manpower Law, any probation clause in a PKWT is null and void, meaning the employee is deemed to have been employed without a probation period from the outset. Probation is only permitted for PKWTT (indefinite-term) employment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wage or terms that fall below statutory minimums.<\/strong> Article 54(2) voids any wage or work-terms clause that contradicts company regulations, a collective labor agreement, or the law itself. The statutory minimum applies regardless of what the contract says.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A waiver of severance rights.<\/strong> Any clause where the employee agrees to accept less than the statutory severance minimum is void. Mutual termination agreements can restructure the total payout, but not below the GR 35\/2021 floor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tips from InvestinAsia consultant team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employers should also consider the Indonesian language requirements under Law No. 24 of 2009 when preparing employment agreements involving Indonesian parties. Indonesian-language contracts are legally required for agreements involving an Indonesian party, and where a foreign-language version exists alongside it, specify which version controls in a dispute.<\/li>\n<li>Register your employees with BPJS Ketenagakerjaan and BPJS Kesehatan within 30 days of hiring. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/blog\/what-is-bpjs-in-indonesia\/\">full guide to BPJS obligations<\/a> for the registration process and deadlines.<\/li>\n<li>Keep a signed copy of every contract on file even after the role ends. It&#8217;s the first document Disnaker asks for if a former employee files a dispute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>PKWT or PKWTT: Choosing the Right Contract for Each Role<\/h2>\n<p><strong>PKWT (Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tertentu)<\/strong> is a fixed-term contract limited to temporary, seasonal, or project-based work, capped at five years total including all renewals, per Article 8 of GR 35\/2021. <strong>PKWTT (Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tidak Tertentu)<\/strong> is a permanent, indefinite-duration contract used for roles that are part of the company&#8217;s ongoing operations. PKWTT is also the legal default: if a contract doesn&#8217;t clearly state a fixed term, or a PKWT is used for work that&#8217;s actually permanent in nature, the relationship is treated as PKWTT regardless of what the paperwork says.<\/p>\n<p>A PKWT may be deemed a PKWTT where it does not comply with the statutory requirements governing fixed-term employment. This commonly arises where the work is permanent in nature, the agreement fails to satisfy mandatory legal requirements, or the employer otherwise uses a PKWT in circumstances that are inconsistent with Indonesian labour law. Each conversion carries the same consequence, full PKWTT employment protections, including severance rights the employer likely didn&#8217;t budget for.<\/p>\n<p>The two contract types also diverge sharply on what happens at the end of the relationship. PKWT employees don&#8217;t receive statutory severance; instead, they get a compensation payment when the contract ends, calculated as months worked divided by 12, multiplied by one month&#8217;s salary. This applies whether the contract simply expires or is not renewed, and it&#8217;s owed at the end of every contract term, not only the final one. One detail that surprises many foreign-owned employers: under Article 15(5) of GR 35\/2021, this PKWT compensation payment does not apply to foreign employees, only to Indonesian nationals. If your PT PMA hires both local staff and expatriates, the two groups follow different rules, a distinction we cover in more depth in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/blog\/how-pma-companies-hire-foreign-employees-in-indonesia\/\">how PMA companies hire foreign employees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a practical matter: use PKWT for genuinely time-bound work, a specific project, a seasonal spike, a role tied to a trial product line, and use PKWTT for anything that&#8217;s core to how the business runs day to day. Misclassifying a core, ongoing role as PKWT to avoid severance exposure is one of the most common and most expensive mistakes foreign employers make in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<h2>How Does Probation Work for Indonesian Employees?<\/h2>\n<p>Probation in Indonesia is permitted only for PKWTT (permanent) contracts, and it cannot exceed three months. During probation, the employee must still be paid at or above the applicable minimum wage; probation is not a legal basis for below-minimum pay. If a company sets a probation period longer than three months, the excess has no legal effect, and the employee is automatically considered a confirmed permanent employee from the fourth month onward.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of probation, the employer should issue a formal confirmation letter. There&#8217;s no separate statutory form for this, but it&#8217;s the document that establishes the employee&#8217;s permanent status date, which matters later for calculating long-service pay if the employment ends.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #d5e6e5; border: 2px solid #223666; border-radius: 8px; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 32px 0; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #223666; text-align: center;\">Not Sure Your Contracts Would Survive a Disnaker Review?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0; color: #333; text-align: center;\">With 380+ in-house professionals, InvestinAsia drafts and administers PKWT and PKWTT contracts that hold up under Indonesian labor law.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #223666; color: #fff; padding: 12px 28px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/services\/payroll-service\">See Payroll &amp; Contract Compliance Plans<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #25D366; color: #fff; padding: 12px 28px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/6281295665565?text=Hello!%20I%20have%20a%20question%20about%20https:\/\/investinasia.id\/,%20I%20know%20from%20Google%20(SEO)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Or chat with our team on WhatsApp<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What Happens When an Employee Resigns?<\/h2>\n<p>An employee who resigns voluntarily is not entitled to statutory severance pay (uang pesangon) or long-service pay (uang penghargaan masa kerja). What they may still receive is uang pisah, a separation payment, but it&#8217;s owed only where the employer&#8217;s own company regulations or collective labor agreement provides for it. If nothing in your internal policy mentions it, you&#8217;re not obligated to pay it.<\/p>\n<p>Under Government Regulation No. 35 of 2021, an employee who resigns voluntarily must generally provide at least 30 days&#8217; written notice and satisfy the statutory resignation requirements to qualify for resignation under Indonesian labour law, though the exact figure should be set in the contract or company regulations rather than assumed. Regardless of resignation, the employee keeps every right accrued up to the last working day: unpaid wages, unused annual leave compensation, and any other entitlement written into the contract or company regulation. Resignation ends the severance obligation; it doesn&#8217;t erase what&#8217;s already been earned.<\/p>\n<h2>How Much Severance Do You Owe When You Terminate an Employee?<\/h2>\n<p>Severance under GR 35\/2021 applies only to PKWTT employees, and the total depends on two things: length of service and the reason for termination. The calculation has three components. Base severance pay (uang pesangon, or UP) scales with tenure and caps at 9 months&#8217; salary for employees with 8 or more years of service. Long-service pay (uang penghargaan masa kerja, or UPMK) applies once an employee has 3+ years of tenure and caps at 10 months for 24+ years. Compensation of rights generally includes accrued entitlements required under applicable laws, employment agreements, company regulations, or collective labour agreements, such as payment for unused annual leave and other contractual benefits where applicable.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Length of Service<\/th>\n<th>Base Severance (UP)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Less than 1 year<\/td>\n<td>1 month&#8217;s wage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1 to under 2 years<\/td>\n<td>2 months&#8217; wage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3 to under 4 years<\/td>\n<td>4 months&#8217; wage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5 to under 6 years<\/td>\n<td>6 months&#8217; wage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8 years or more<\/td>\n<td>9 months&#8217; wage (capped)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The amount payable depends not only on the employee&#8217;s length of service but also on the legal ground for termination. Government Regulation No. 35 of 2021 prescribes different severance formulas for different termination scenarios, including efficiency measures, mergers, bankruptcy, force majeure, retirement, misconduct, and resignation. Depending on the applicable ground, the employer may owe 0.5x, 0.75x, 1x, or another statutory formula for severance, together with any applicable long-service pay and compensation of rights. Employers should therefore determine the legal basis for termination before calculating severance obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Before any of this is paid, the employer must follow the notice procedure under Articles 37 to 39 of GR 35\/2021: written notice at least 14 working days before the termination date (7 days during probation), stating the reason and the proposed compensation. If the employee objects within 7 working days, the dispute moves to bipartite negotiation, then mediation through Disnaker, and only then to the Industrial Relations Court if it&#8217;s still unresolved. Depending on the circumstances and the applicable legal framework, employers may remain liable for certain wage obligations while the employment dispute is being resolved.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #d5e6e5; border-left: 4px solid #223666; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 24px 0;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px 0; color: #223666;\">Notes from InvestinAsia Consultants<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #333;\">Foreign employers new to Indonesia are frequently surprised that the 2x multiplier applies specifically to terminations without valid cause, which includes most cases where a company simply decides a role isn&#8217;t working out. Our team routinely sees clients underbudget for this scenario because they&#8217;ve mentally anchored on the lower 1x or 0.5x figures they read about first. Run the math against your actual stated reason before you initiate anything. A rough estimate from memory is how companies end up short.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Can You Use Outsourcing Instead of Hiring Directly?<\/h2>\n<p>Alih daya is Indonesia&#8217;s outsourcing model. A licensed outsourcing company employs the workers and supplies them to your PT PMA under a service agreement, instead of your company hiring them directly. Post-Omnibus Law, outsourcing is no longer restricted to non-core support functions like security, cleaning, and catering. Under GR 35\/2021, a company can now outsource work tied to any business function, provided the outsourcing vendor is a properly licensed legal entity. This is a meaningful shift from the pre-2020 framework. For the wider reform picture, see our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/blog\/complete-guide-to-indonesia-omnibus-law\/\">Omnibus Law&#8217;s reforms for foreign investors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The regulatory picture recently got more specific. In 2026, the Ministry of Manpower issued Minister of Manpower Regulation No. 7 of 2026, a technical implementing regulation that clarifies the scope of outsourceable work, tightens the employment agreement mechanism between outsourcing vendors and their workers, and strengthens labor supervision over the arrangement. If your PT PMA is considering outsourcing for the first time, or already has an outsourcing vendor relationship, this is the regulation your legal team should be checking your current contracts against.<\/p>\n<p>The outsourcing company, not your PT PMA, is legally responsible for that worker&#8217;s wages, welfare, contract terms, and any disputes that arise, as set out in Articles 18 and 19 of GR 35\/2021. Your company&#8217;s exposure comes from a different angle: if the outsourcing vendor is unlicensed, or if the arrangement is structured to disguise what&#8217;s actually a direct employment relationship, the protections can collapse back onto your company. Vendor due diligence matters as much as the contract itself.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #d5e6e5; border: 2px solid #223666; border-radius: 8px; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 32px 0; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #223666; text-align: center;\">Weighing Direct Hire vs. Outsourcing for Your Indonesia Team?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0; color: #333; text-align: center;\">InvestinAsia&#8217;s payroll and legal teams review your workforce structure and flag where PKWT, PKWTT, or outsourcing fits best.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #223666; color: #fff; padding: 12px 28px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/services\/payroll-service\">Get a Payroll Compliance Review<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #25D366; color: #fff; padding: 12px 28px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/6281295665565?text=Hello!%20I%20have%20a%20question%20about%20https:\/\/investinasia.id\/,%20I%20know%20from%20Google%20(SEO)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Or chat with our team on WhatsApp<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What Happens If Your Contracts Don&#8217;t Comply?<\/h2>\n<p>Under the Job Creation Law and PP No. 35\/2021, a non-compliant PKWT isn&#8217;t just corrected going forward; it is legally transformed demi hukum into a permanent contract (PKWTT). In practice, because Indonesian courts calculate length of service retroactively from day one of the initial contract, an employer can face a sudden, massive retroactive severance bill for a worker they had budgeted as a low-cost, fixed-term hire. Combined with progressive administrative sanctions from Disnaker for unregistered contracts, the cost of a copy-pasted contract template can exceed proper legal drafting by many times over.<\/p>\n<p>The other recurring risk area is termination procedure itself. Skipping the written notice period, failing to report the termination to Disnaker, or applying the wrong severance multiplier for the stated reason all give a former employee grounds to contest the dismissal. Contested terminations that reach the Industrial Relations Court can run three to twelve months, with the employer typically obligated to keep paying the employee&#8217;s salary throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Employees hired for work that&#8217;s genuinely core to your PT PMA&#8217;s operations, coded and treated as permanent from day one, are the safest default. Reserve PKWT for work that&#8217;s genuinely temporary, and put outsourcing decisions through a proper vendor-licensing check before signing. What looks like a small drafting shortcut at the hiring stage tends to become a large, contested bill at the termination stage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #223666; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin: 32px 0; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff; text-align: center;\">Get Your Employment Contracts Reviewed Before You Sign<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 20px 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75); font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">InvestinAsia&#8217;s payroll and legal team handles contract drafting, BPJS registration, and ongoing compliance for PT PMA employers, active in Jakarta and Bali.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #fff; color: #223666; padding: 12px 32px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/investinasia.id\/services\/payroll-service\">See Payroll &amp; HR Compliance Packages<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 15px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #25D366; color: #fff; padding: 12px 28px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/6281295665565?text=Hello!%20I%20have%20a%20question%20about%20https:\/\/investinasia.id\/,%20I%20know%20from%20Google%20(SEO)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Chat us for FREE consultation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Legal Basis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Law No. 13 of 2003 on Manpower<\/strong>, as amended by Law No. 6 of 2023 on Job Creation, in effect (Articles 54, 55, 59)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Government Regulation No. 35 of 2021 (GR 35\/2021)<\/strong> on Fixed-Term Employment Agreements, Outsourcing, Working Hours, and Termination, implementing regulation currently in force<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minister of Manpower Regulation No. 7 of 2026<\/strong>, technical outsourcing implementing regulation, update as of 2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia. Law No. 13 of 2003 on Manpower. Retrieved from<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/jdih.kemnaker.go.id\/asset\/data_puu\/peraturan_file_13.pdf<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Satu Data Ketenagakerjaan, Ministry of Manpower. (2025). Upah Minimum Provinsi (UMP) Tahun 2025. 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