The Effectiveness of Legal Protection on The Wage of Workers in Small Medium Enterprises in The Culinary Sector

Nur Laily,Elza Syarief,Winda Fitri,Sudisno Sudisno

doi:10.24815/sklj.v5i2.21291

Abstract

The problem of inequality related to wages for workers in a society that we often encounter must be resolved. So, this study aims to determine the effectiveness of the application of the Labor Law on wages of Small and Medium Enterprises workers in the culinary sector in Batam, as well as to see the obstacles that occur in the implementation of wages of Small and Medium Enterprises workers in the culinary sector of Batam City. This reserach is empirical research that is based on events that have occurred in the field regarding the application of the law through a series of observations, interviews with competent government officials, small and medium enterprises in the culinary sector. This research shows that the wages received by most of the Small and Medium Enterprises workers in the culinary sector in Batam City are not feasible, such as the absence of a work agreement as mandated by the Labor Law. This can occur because the Manpower Law does not explicitly accommodate the interests of Small and Medium Enterprises workers in the culinary sector, then the government's lack of awareness in preparing skilled workers, and the low quality of education of workers.

Highlights

Wages are one of the most crucial problems in employment and even if they are not professional in handling wages, this can lead to disputes and lead to work strikes and demonstrations. (Yo'el, 2018)
This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the application of the Labor Law on wages of Small and Medium Enterprises workers in the culinary sector in Batam, as well as to see the obstacles that occur in the implementation of wages of Small and Medium Enterprises workers in the culinary sector of Batam City
Workers in the Batam Culinary Sector Based on the results of the author's interviews with workers who work in the culinary areas of Nagoya and Penuin, in their understanding the minimum wage only applies to workers in companies such as PT, industry and others, they are not too concerned about it because for them it is not there are demands from employers that they must be educated and basically if they can work that is what is most needed so that the necessities of life can be met, and at the beginning before being hired the employer has been notified by the employer how much wages are given and what facilities are there and this too approved by the worker before carrying out his work

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Introduction

Wages are one of the most crucial problems in employment and even if they are not professional in handling wages, this can lead to disputes and lead to work strikes and demonstrations. (Yo'el, 2018). Wages are a basic issue of labor law and industrial relations, including the small and medium business sector. Because wages have always been the top demand in various strikes and or workers' demonstrations. It is necessary to have a law to regulate labor wages, called labor law (Kemala & Kusdarini, 2020). The nature of employment law in general is included in the scope of private law because it regulates relationships between individuals (Nurhalimah, 2018). In terms of its nature, labor law can have a public nature because the government participates in labor issues and includes criminal sanctions in the form of employment law (Is & Sobandi, 2020). The government can provide protection such as making rules that bind workers, providing guidance and supervision in the scope of industrial relations (Noval, 2017).

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