Bipartite Cooperation Institution

The Bipartite Cooperation Institution itself is present in Law Number 13 of 2003 concerning Manpower as a preventive means of resolving industrial relations disputes. The Bipartite Cooperation Institution is a real example of the application of preventive measures if a dispute occurs in industrial relations.[5]

The Bipartite Cooperation Institution has advantages from various characteristics as a forum for preventing industrial relations disputes in the company, namely: [6]

  1. The Bipartite Cooperation Institution can be a place or forum for communication and consultation between employers and workers/laborers, which discusses industrial relations issues in the company through deliberation.
  2. The Bipartite Cooperation Institution can be a means of preventing problems before a longer industrial relations dispute occurs.
  3. The Bipartite Cooperation Institution consists of both parties, the company and the workers, who can be more open in resolving industrial relations disputes.
  4. The Industrial Cooperation Institution can be a participatory forum because there is a means to communicate and consult through the Bipartite Cooperation Institution, so that the company and workers can intensively resolve problems and convey information.

Based on the provisions of Article 106 of Law Number 13 of 2003, it has been stated that companies that employ more than 50 (fifty) workers/laborers or more are required to form a Bipartite Cooperation Institution, if not, administrative sanctions may be imposed in the form of: [7]

  1. Reprimand
  2. Written warning
  3. Restriction of business activities
  4. Freezing of business activities
  5. Cancellation of approval
  6. Cancellation of registration
  7. Temporary suspension of part or all of the means of production
  8. Revocation of permit.

In carrying out its functions, the Bipartite Cooperation Institution has the following duties:[8]

  1. To hold meetings periodically and/or at any time when necessary;
  2. To communicate employer policies and worker/labor aspirations in order to prevent industrial relations problems in the company;
  3. To provide suggestions, considerations, and opinions to employers, workers/laborers, and/or labor unions in the context of establishing and implementing company policies.

The objective of Law Number 13 of 2003 in establishing the Bipartite Cooperation Institution is a step that can uphold the rights of workers themselves because it can be a forum for workers to express their aspirations, but based on data, there are still some companies in which the Bipartite Cooperation Institution is formed, this happens because of a lack of support from the company because they feel that the function of the Bipartite Cooperation Institution has been accommodated by the personnel department or human resource development, so that when the Bipartite Cooperation Institution is formed, it becomes ineffective. [9]

The Bipartite Cooperation Institution is an essential institution in resolving industrial relations disputes, because it can prevent industrial relations disputes that occur between workers and the Company at an early stage.