Rahmat Wibowo accused a former employer of coordinated labor rights violations during his probationary termination, alleging notice ambiguity, evidence destruction, unpaid referrals, a gag demand, and a criminal defamation threat, framing the pattern as retaliatory intimidation.

4w - Edited I want to speak openly about a termination | experienced during probation — and why | believe it represents a coordinated pattern of labor rights violations that every Indonesian professional should understand before signing their next PKWTT. Here is what happened, in sequence: 1. The 7-day notice ambiguity. My contract said "7 days" — no clarification of calendar or working days. The company resolved that, ambiguity in their own favor. Under Indonesian labor law, contract ambiguity must be resolved in favor of the employee. It wasn't. 2. Immediate evidence erasure. Within hours of termination, all digital access was revoked. Systems, records, contribution history — gone. Before any dispute process could begin. This is not standard offboarding. This is evidentiary sabotage. 3. 50+ referrals. Zero compensation. | sourced over 50 candidates before my start date and presented them formally on Day 1. ‘Some reached final interview stages. The moment | was terminated, every single one was rejected — simultaneously. Then the company declared the work "optional" and therefore unpaid. Accepting the benefit of labor, then reclassifying it as pro bono after the fact, is unjust enrichment. 4. A gag demand with no remedy. | was asked to stop the dispute. No offer to address any of my concerns — just silence in exchange for nothing. | declined. 5. A criminal defamation threat. After | refused, a threat was raised under UU No. 1 Tahun 2023. I have never named an individual — only institutional conduct. Indonesian defamation law requires a specific person, a false statement, and intent to harm. None of those elements exist here. Using criminal law to suppress a labor complainant is itself a form of intimidation. 6. No reason given for termination. The position: probation means no explanation required. Probationary discretion is real — but it does not protect retaliatory termination, evidence destruction, or criminal threats made in response to a legitimate dispute. When all six of these happen together, itis not a series of unfortunate decisions. Itis a pattern. am pursuing all legitimate channels available: bipartite negotiation, Disnaker mediation, and PPHI proceedings. | am also documenting publicly — because transparency is not defamation. It is accountability To every professional entering a startup PKWTT: read your contract carefully. Understand what "probation" actually protects and what it does not. And know that the law — imperfect as its enforcement sometimes is — is on your side when it is violated. #LaborRights #WorkerRights #PKWTT #Hukumketenagakerjaan #indonesiaTech #StartupAccountability #Professionalintegrity #UUCiptaKerja #HRProfessionals #EmploymentLaw #IndonesiaLaw #PHK #Ketenagakerjaan #Karirindonesia #ProfessionaiRights #Linkedinindonesia #Techindonesia #Startupindonesia #Transparency #JusticeatWork