How many employment and hiring options exist in Indonesia?

  • InCorp Editorial Team
  • 17 June 2025
  • 1 minutes reading time

According to Indonesia’s Manpower Law, employers can hire Indonesian talents under temporary or permanent employment.

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Daris Salam

COO Indonesia at InCorp Indonesia

With more than 10 years of expertise in accounting and finance, Daris Salam dedicates his knowledge to consistently improving the performance of InCorp Indonesia and maintaining clients and partnerships.

Frequently Asked Questions

    Besides the agreed-upon salary, employers typically offer other compensations such as overtime pay, paid annual leave, festive holiday leave, and insurance.

    As a professional executive search agent, InCorp helps promote job vacancies, screen, and shortlist applicants, conduct pre-interviews, and arrange final interviews with applicants. This can also be topped up with an employee background check.

    The standard regulations state:

    • Minimum salary of IDR 3.9 mil for the Jakarta region
    • 12-day annual leave (minimum)
    • BPJS coverage
    • Holiday allowance

    Health Insurance and Social Security Insurance (BPJS) are mandatory. The company and the employee will bear a certain percentage, respectively. Another obligation is tax withholding. The percentage and type of taxes vary from case to case. Contact us to get information on your specific field.

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