Aplikasi dan implikasi regulasi upah minimum pada industri kecil sektor mebel rotan di Kabupaten Cirebon

ENDANG S.W., Ahymsha, Prof.Dr. Nindyo Pramono, SH.,MS

2003 | Tesis | S2 Ilmu Hukum (Magister Hukum)

Dari beberapa penelitian terdahulu menunjukan bahwa peningkatan upah minimum yang melebihi tingkat produktivitas berpotensi menurunkan kesempatan kerja, serta telah menyebabkan lebih dari 60 % pekerja diperusahaan kecil JABOTABEK dan Bandung, menerima upah dibawah upah minimum.Hal tersebut telah melatarbelakangi dilakukannya penelitian hukum empiris ini dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana aplikasi dan implikasi upah minimum terhadap suatu bidang industri kecil ,serta bagaimana peran pemerintah daerah dalam upaya meningkatkan kesejahteraan pekerja melalui kebijakan upah minimum. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data sekunder, diperoleh melalui penelitian kepustakaan dengan menggunakan alat pengumpul data studi dokumen. Dan data primer diperoleh melalui penelitian lapangan dengan menggunakan alat pengumpul data pedoman wawancara. Lokasi penelitian adalah sentra industri rotan di desa Tegalwangi – Kec.Weru – Kabupaten Cirebon. Disebabkan keunikan karakteristik budaya kerja serta jenis produk yang mereka hasilkan telah mampu melindungi masyarakatnya dari goncangan akibat krisis perekonomian yang melanda Indonesia beberapa tahun terakhir ini. Dari hasil penelitian diketahui tidak terjadi pelanggaran aplikasi upah minimum maupun implikasi negative,disebabkan upah terendah telah melampaui upah minimum yang ditetapkan oleh pemerintah, sedangkan pengurangan tenaga kerja juga tidak terjadi disebabkan pertumbuhan tenagakerja siap pakai lebih rendah dari dari pertumbuhan kesempatan kerja.Dengan demikian peran pemerintah daerah dalam upaya meningkatkan kesejahteraan pekerja melalui kebijakan upah minimum lebih merupakan pemenuhan kewajiban yuridis.

Earlier studies into this subject show that raising minimum wages by a rate that exceeds the rise in productivity , besides potentially resulting in diminishing employment opportunities , already has resulted in a situation where 60 percent of workers in small scale industries in the Greater Jakarta Area ( Jabotabek ) are paid wages below the official minimum wage . It was against this background that a juridical empirical research was carried out , in order to get to know more about the application of the minum wage and what the implications are for a small scale industry , and learn more about the governments role in increasing the people’s wellfare using the instrument of setting and raising minimum wages . All data used in this research are comprised of secundary data , obtained through documentary study of relevant articles on the subject , and primary data , obtained by field research , collecting data through interviews using a guideline . The object of this research is the Rattan and Cane Industry ( furniture and baskets ) located in Tegalwa ngi , Kec.Weru , Kabupaten Cirebon , West Java. The unique labour relations in this industry , as well as the specific nature of its products , have protected this industrial community from the turmoil caused by the economic crisis that has been haunting Indonesia for some years now. The research has learned us that no offenses occurred in relation to the application of minimum wages , nor were any negative impiclations detected , probably caused by the fact that the lowest wages as paid already surpassed the new minimum wage as set by the government , where loss of employment did not turn out as influx of new labour was not enough to fulfill the growing demand in an expanding market. In this situation, the role of the local government in trying to raise the wellfare of the people by setting higher minimum wages, merely seems juridical .

Kata Kunci : Hukum Dalam Bisnis,Upah Minimum,Industri Kecil, Raise of wages, welfare, Employment