Dynamics of PHK Law: Examining the Complexity of Premature Termination of Employment Contracts

This research aims to provide an overview of legal protection for workers laid off during the work contract period and to find out the mechanism for handling employment termination during the work contract period. This research uses normative legal research with a literature study approach, as well as types and sources of legal materials using primary legal materials, secondary legal materials, and tertiary legal materials. Data analysis will be studied in a qualitative prescriptive manner. The results showed that legal protection for workers who are terminated during the employment contract period and the mechanism for handling termination of employment during the employment contract period has been accommodated, in the outline listed in Law No.13 of 2003 concerning employment, Law No. 6 of 2023 concerning the stipulation of government regulations instead of law number 2 of 2022 concerning employment copyright into law, Law No. 2 of 2004 concerning Industrial Relations Settlement and several other laws that have been listed in the preparation of this writing.