Member of DPR Commission II, Romy Soekarno, has warned that the\nimplementation of work-from-home (WFH) days currently under\nconsideration by the government should not be adjacent to weekend\nholidays. He proposes that WFH be carried out in the middle of the\nweek.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, from the perspective of public behaviour, we must be\nrealistic. If WFH is placed on a day close to the weekend, especially\nFriday, it will create a moral hazard in the form of a tendency to turn\nit into a long weekend,\u201d said Romy to reporters on Thursday\n(26\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
Romy stated that implementing WFH on Friday could potentially\nincrease weekend mobility. He assessed that designating that day would\nbe ineffective in reducing fuel consumption.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has the potential to increase mobility, not decrease it. That\nmeans the goal of saving fuel could miss the mark,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He opined that WFH often makes work processes less effective. This\nPDIP legislator assessed that the lack of interaction in the workplace\nleads to reduced collaboration among teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecond, we must not ignore the aspect of bureaucratic performance\nand the working world in general. In practice, WFH often makes work\nprocesses less direct. Decision-making becomes slower, coordination is\nnot as effective as face-to-face, and there is often fragmentation in\ncommunication,\u201d said Romy.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoreover, there is a humanising dimension that is lost. Direct\ninteraction is not merely a formality, but the foundation of trust,\nleadership presence, and team solidity. When this interaction is\nreduced, what emerges is a mechanistic work pattern that lacks depth in\ncollaboration,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
He reminded government employees not to provide half-hearted public\nservices. Romy proposes that the WFH policy for civil servants up to the\nprivate sector should be in the middle of the week.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, I believe that if this WFH policy is still to be\nimplemented, several principles must be upheld, namely determining a\nneutral day, such as mid-week, to avoid distortion into a long weekend,\nstrengthening output-based performance control systems, and\nstandardising effective communication and coordination,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He stated that WFH should also be excluded for service sectors that\nrequire direct interaction. He does not want the good intentions of this\npolicy to result in less than optimal outcomes and become a\nboomerang.<\/p>\n
\u201cPublic policy must always consider the balance between efficiency\nand quality. Do not let efforts to save fuel be paid for with declining\nproductivity and quality of service to the public,\u201d said Romy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWFH can be a solution, but without a mature design, it can also\nbecome a source of new problems,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
It is known that Interior Minister Tito Karnavian revealed that\nseveral coordinating ministers and technical ministers have agreed on\nthe implementation of a weekly work-from-home (WFH) day as an effort to\nsave fuel. Tito mentioned that the implementation of WFH is just\nawaiting a report to President Prabowo Subianto and an official\nannouncement to the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe meeting yesterday lasted almost 3 or 4 hours. Yes, but we agreed\non one voice, meaning who will convey it, I don\u2019t know, (the meeting) at\nthe Palace. Whether by the Coordinating Minister for Human Development\nand Culture, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, or perhaps by\nthe Cabinet Secretary (who will announce it). So, we only provide\ninputs, but I am not authorised to convey it to the public,\u201d said Tito\nafter the PHTC update press conference at the Presidential Palace\nComplex, Jakarta, on Wednesday (25\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Tito refused to reveal the agreed day for the WFH.\nBecause, according to him, the meeting results still need to be reported\nfirst to the President.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpr-member-warns-against-implementing-wfh-days-near-weekends-1774529480", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }