ABNR Counsellors at Law advises major manufacturers such as Daimler, Merck & Co and Daimler on contentious and non-contentious issues. Nafis Adwani leads the practice and advises on contracts, immigration, HR policies and outsourcing. Indra Setiawan also heads up the team and an expert in industrial relations, and has acted before the Industrial Relations Court and Supreme Court.

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners has a notably strong disputes offering and has acted before the Labour Court, Industrial Court and Central Jakarta District Court, and has also acted on out of court settlements and arbitration tribunals. Ahmad Maulana leads the practice and is highly skilled in employment investigations, suspected fraud and industrial relations.

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills has been very active in advising its multinational client base on internal restructuring and wrongful dismissals. Narendra Adiyasa leads the Employment, Pensions and Incentives team as well as its dispute resolution team, with expertise in both litigation and arbitration. Sectors of particular interest include energy and infrastructure, banking, consumer and technology.

Makarim & Taira S. 's broad employment practice has recently been the trusted advisor on several mass terminations. Lia Alizia is the key name of note and is expert in both contentious and non-contentious work and has been instructed by major multinational companies in the manufacturing, consumer, technology and hospitality sectors.

Although a multidisciplinary practice, Soemadipradja & Taher ’s particular strengths lie in cross-border issues such as advising foreign companies on its Indonesian operations as well as assisting employers with foreign employees. Retno Muljosantoso is an expert in employment and corporate and as such is highly skilled in advising on the employment aspects of corporate transactions. Foreign counsel Robert Reid  has a similar focus and is particularly strong in the energy and natural resources sector. Rahmat Soemadipradja is a respected name for employment disputes, most notably in the natural resources sector.

Sudjono & Rekan Law Offices is uniquely positioned in the market as an employment specialist firm and advises major employers such as Toyota Astra Motor and Mitsubishi Electric Automotive. Managing partner Hernoko Wibowo leads the practice and has advised on high profile terminations, strikes and has acted before the Industrial Relation Court and Supreme Court.

Hogan Lovells in association with Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners has seen an increasing workload in employment, primarily prompted by the uptick in restructurings due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Most mandates are handled by managing partner Chalid Heyder, who is an expert in restructuring, and associate Teguh Darmawan, who specialises in employment.

SSEK Legal Consultants ’ full-service corporate model extends to general employment matters and is very active in advising on the employment aspects of major transactions and restructurings. Fahrul Yusuf leads the practice and has advised on the aforementioned areas with additional expertise in advising on contracts, executive pay, data privacy and regulatory compliance.