LEGAL PROTECTION OF HOMEWORK WORKERS CASE STUDY AT PT. COALINDO ADHIPERKASA BATUAH ENERGY PRIMA KUTAI KARTANEGARA PROJECT

Abstract

The research aims to  determine the form of legal protection for workers laid off due to project closures and the legal remedies that workers can take due to the non-fulfillment of the rights of workers laid off from the case study at PT. Coalindo Adhi Perkasa Batuah Energy Prima Kutai Kartanegara Project.The research was conducted from March to April 2023 at PT Coalindo Adhi Perkasa Batuah Energi Prima Project, Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.The results of the study show that the legal protection provided by the Company by laid-off workers does not entirely refer to the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations; however, the Company and workers alike, in this case, agree on the contents of the agreement by the Civil Code, namely that the workers are willing to be paid for as long as laid off, which is 50% (fifty percent) of the basic salary and is not by the provisions of the Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 36 of 2021 concerning Wages and efforts to resolve industrial relations disputes can be taken if the worker does not get his rights by the Employer will be carried out by way of a request for termination of employment, demands for compensation, bipartite negotiations, mediation or industrial relations courts.