LEGAL PROTECTION OF LABOR RIGHTS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) PANDEMIC

Sholahuddin Al-Fatih (Faculty of Law, University of Muhammadiyah Malang)
Fachry Ahsany (Faculty of Law, University of Muhammadiyah Malang)
Ahmad Faiz Alamsyah (Faculty of Law, University of Muhammadiyah Malang)

Pembaharuan Hukum
Vol 7, No 2 (2020): Jurnal Pembaharuan Hukum

Since the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in Indonesia, which continues to grow and has an impact, not a few companies have gone bankrupt. Whether it's a small company, a medium-sized company or even a large corporation are affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). This paper aims to find legal issues on labor right during Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Using the normative legal research, this paper analyzess some of regulation and legal government act to protect labor right who terminated (Pemutusan Hubungan Kerja/PHK) during Covid-19 pandemic. In the end, this paper finds that the government issued two program to solve PHK and protect labor rights, namely Pre-Works Card and Cash Incentive Program (Bantuan Langsung Tunai/BLT). It actively helps employee to create a new job and continue their daily life.