Title: The execution of worker layoff disputes verdicts at the industrial relationship courts in Indonesia

Authors: Neni Vesna Madjid; Saldi Isra; Kurnia Warman; Mardenis; Hilaire Tegnan

Addresses: Graduate Program in Civil Economic Law and Labor Law, Faculty of Law, Ekasakti University Padang, Graduate Building 2nd Floor, Jl. Bandar Purus No.11, Padang Pasir, Padang, Indonesia ' Department of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, Andalas University, Limau Manis, Padang, 25163, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia ' Department of Administrative Law, Faculty of Law, Andalas University, Limau Manis, Padang, 25163, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia ' Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, Andalas University, Limau Manis, Padang, 25163, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia ' Department of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, Andalas University, Limau Manis, Padang, 25163, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia

Abstract: The implementation of the rulings on worker layoffs at the labour court known as industrial relationships court at district courts is crucial as it deals with the protection of workers' rights in a layoff dispute settlement. This paper discusses the execution of the verdicts of layoff dispute cases at three district courts, namely Padang, Pekanbaru, and Central Jakarta district courts. In doing so, the paper seeks to address the question as to whether or not the industrial relationship court does justice to workers in Indonesia. The purpose of the study is to shed light on the legal and emotional battles industrial workers must fight for justice. Using a normative approach, this study reveals that many of the verdicts reached in layoff dispute cases remain unexecuted because the procedural law that applies in resolving these disputes lacks legal force.

Keywords: worker layoff disputes; court verdicts; employment termination; industrial relationship courts; Indonesia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2023.128974

International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 2023 Vol.44 No.1, pp.136 - 148

Received: 22 Apr 2020
Accepted: 05 Jan 2021
Published online: 13 Feb 2023 *