Bukalapak propels diversity boom with “anchor employees”
In a recent LinkedIn blog, Suryo Sasono, Bukalapak’s Senior Vice-President of Talent, wrote about the explosion of diversity in his organisation. To quote: “We’ve learned enough (about) how homogenous talents lead to a severely homogenous perspective, leading to homogenous solutions that serve homogenous needs”. He suggests that the degree of diversity varies depending on […]
Suryo Sasono helms Bukalapak, enables a fair economy
“Open a market stall.” That is what the Indonesian word bukalapak directly translates to. And that is exactly what Indonesia’s start-up and now central e-commerce platform, Bukalapak, has done since opening up 13 years ago. Fast forward to today, and Bukalapak has opened stores and many doors of opportunities to its employees […]
JD Indonesia shuts down logistics arm
JDL Express Indonesia, the logistics arm of e-commerce firm JD.id, will cease operations soon, according to an announcement on its website from January 22. JDL Express has stopped accepting new user registrations since January 1. Prior to announcing its closure, JDL Express had 3,000 couriers, 11 warehouses, and more than 250 drop points throughout Jakarta […]
Indonesia lifts all Covid-19 restrictions
All Covid-19 restrictions on movements and gatherings have been removed by the country effective December 30, 2022. President Joko Widodo said, “There will be no more restrictions on gatherings and movements,” during a press conference. Widodo urged Indonesians to remain vigilant and to continue to wear masks indoors and in crowded places. Prior to his […]
Flash Coffee lays off employees in Singapore and Indonesia
Retail coffee chain Flash Coffee has reportedly cut jobs in Singapore and Indonesia. Flash Coffee Indonesia’s ex Head of PR and Communications, Randy Salim said the layoffs were due to “region-wide (reorganisation) and ongoing financial efforts”. The coffee chain opened more than 200 stores since its launch in 2020 and employed over 1,000 staff. In […]
GoTo cuts over 1,000 jobs in cost-reduction strategy
Tech firm and holding company PT GoTo is set to lay off 1,300 workers, or 12% of its workforce, joining a wave sweeping through the technology industry globally. “Challenging global macroeconomic conditions are having a significant impact on businesses around the world and GoTo, like other prudent companies, is making adjustments to ensure it can […]
Number of full-time workers in Indonesia rises
Indonesia’s Central Statistic Agency announced that working conditions in the country have improved, backed by the growing portion of full time employees, Margo Yuwono, head of the agency said. “The percentage of full-time workers or those who work more than 35 hours per week shows an increase from 64.30% in August 2021 to 68.46% in […]
Indonesia boosts efforts to improve HR quality
The government has continued to invest in improving human resources and developing vocational education to achieve inclusive, equitable development across Indonesia. Effort is being made to take advantage of the country’s demographics, where 70% of the population is in the productive age group, with a workforce of about 144 million people. Coordinating Minister for Economic […]
GrabKitchen to close in Indonesia
Southeast Asia super-app Grab is set to shutter its GrabKitchen operations in Indonesia by December this year. The company said the decision is part of its shift to an “asset-light” business model after bouts of inconsistent growth. “This situation forced us to take a difficult decision, which is not to continue our GrabKitchen operations […]
Skill shortage looms for Indonesia’s workforce
INDONESIA: Job seeking platform KUPU has found that the hospitality and retail sectors in the country are at risk of skills shortage come 2023. This proves to become a major problem in the country’s labour sector. According to Amazon Web Services and Alpha Beta, over 17 million Indonesians need digital competency training every year to […]
