Changes to Criminal Provisions in The Field of Employment and Its Implications for Worker/Labor Protection Post the Entrance of The Job Copyright Law in 2023

Abstract

Labor law regulates the relationship between labor and employers that occurs because of an employment agreement between the two. In running their business, entrepreneurs must understand that there are limitations regulated by law. The limitations referred to are legal protection efforts both for employers and for workers / laborers. The rules regarding employment are regulated through Law No. 13 of 2003 concerning employment (employment law) and then changes have been made through Law No. 6 of 2023 concerning the Stipulation of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law No. 2 of 2022 concerning Job Creation into Law (UU Cipta kerja). One of the changes in the employment law is regarding criminal provisions in Article 185, Article 186, Article 187 and Article 188. This study aims to analyze how the effect of changes in criminal provisions in the field of labor on the protection of employers / workers after changes in law Number 13 of 2003 concerning employment. The method used in this study is normative juridical. The approach taken in research is to examine the main legal material by examining theories, concepts, legal principles and laws and regulations related to research. The existence of regulations on rights and obligations arising from work agreements between employers and workers makes the legal relationship between the two not only private but also public. The boundaries between the two have been regulated in the employment Law, namely on criminal provisions that can be imposed in the event of disobedience of employers to rights and obligations under the law but then with the passing of UU Cipta Kerja.