Educated Labor Regulations; Confirmation Non-PNS Permanent Lecturer Status in Higher Education Work Units

Abstract

The status of non-civil servant permanent lecturers in Higher Education Work Unit (Satker) is still ambiguous. Based on the Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Number B/185/M.SM.02.03/2022, employees in government agencies only consist of civil servant and Government Employees withmWork Agreements (PPPK). Some of non-civil servant permanent lecturers inmseveral agencies has the status as Non-civil Servant Government Employees (PPNPN) or honorary employees with Employee Agreement for a Specific Period (PKWT) system. In other hand, non-civil permanent lecturers have National Lecturer Registration Number (NIDN), work full time, and are not currently employees at the agencies. A polemic arose when the position of the non-civil servant permanent lecturers in the Higher Education Work Unit was not regulated like the non-civil servant permanent lecturers of The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology. So, some of agencies need to solve the problem before November 2023 as stated on the regulation related the issue.

The purpose of this study is to find out the formulation related to the status of non-civil servant permanent lecturers using a qualitative method. The primary data in this study were obtained through interviews and the secondary data were obtained by collecting government regulations related to the issue. The result of this study showed that there are no regulation of non-civil servant permanent lecturers at higher education work unit. This conclusion of this study is the Status of non-civil servant permanent lecturers is irrelevant categorized as PPNPN or PKWT. There is a principle that can be used; the lex specialis derogat legi generalis. It means that the Regulation of The Minister of Education and Culture No. 84 of 2013 concerning the Appointment of Non-Civil Servant Permanent Lecturers at State Universities and Permanent Lecturers at Private Universities and Manpower Act Number 13 of 2003 can be a valid reference.