Indonesia: Mandatory Job Vacancy Reporting for Employers

On 10 February 2026, the Minister of Manpower (“MoM”) issued a MoM Circular Letter No. M/1/HK.04/II/2026 on Employers’ Obligation to Report Job Vacancies (“MoM CL 1/2026”). This circular letter reinforces the implementation of Presidential Regulation No. 57 of 2023 on Mandatory Job Vacancy Reporting (“PR 57/2023”). The MoM CL 1/2026 emphasizes the obligation for employers to report any job vacancies and filled positions (Articles 4, 6, and 8 of PR 57/2023). Reports shall be submitted to the MoM via SIAPkerja system. Employers that fully comply may receive an award, while non-compliant employers may be subject to administrative sanctions in the form of written warnings (Articles 14 and 15 of PR 57/2023).

The MoM CL 1/2026 provides enforcement guidelines to regional manpower authorities to enhance the effectiveness of PR 57/2023, as follows:

• guiding and supervising employers to ensure compliance with the obligation to report job vacancy information and filled positions through SIAPkerja;
• imposing administrative sanctions in the form of written warnings on employers that fail to carry out the reporting obligations through SIAPkerja;
• granting awards to employers that consistently comply with the obligation to report job vacancy information and filled positions through SIAPkerja; and
• monitoring and evaluating the employers within their respective jurisdictions on the reporting obligations.

 

This emphasis indicates that enforcement of PR 57/2023 has formally commenced and is expected to be implemented in a structured manner.

Key Takeaways

Domestic and foreign companies that open job vacancies or have filled positions involving Indonesian manpower are required to report such information through SIAPkerja. To ensure compliance, companies are suggested to at least:

• assign HR personnel responsible for SIAPkerja reporting;
• integrate the reporting requirement into recruitment Standard Operating Procedures (SOP);
• maintain records of all submissions; and
• conduct periodic internal compliance check.

Although neither MoM Decree 1/2026 nor PR 57/2023 specifies a reporting timeline, employers are strongly encouraged to report via the system once job vacancies are posted and positions are filled to avoid sanctions and obtain recognition, thereby enhancing their public reputation.