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        "msgid": "government-reveals-reasons-for-asn-work-from-home-on-fridays-1774972315",
        "date": "2026-03-31 21:51:00",
        "title": "Government Reveals Reasons for ASN Work-from-Home on Fridays",
        "author": "Cahya  Mulyana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government has mandated work-from-home (WFH) for civil servants (ASN) every Friday starting 1 April 2026, citing lighter workloads on that day and following post-pandemic digital practices in some ministries. Coordinating Minister Airlangga Hartarto assured that public services and strategic sectors like banking and energy will continue normally, while private sectors are encouraged to adopt flexible arrangements. The policy, regulated via circulars from relevant ministers, excludes essential services such as health, security, and education (which remains fully in-person for primary and secondary levels), aiming to balance productivity with efficiency.",
        "content": "<p>Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Airlangga Hartarto, has\nrevealed the reasons for selecting Friday as the work-from-home (WFH)\nday for civil servants (ASN). Friday was chosen because work activities\ntend to be relatively lighter compared to other working days. According\nto him, the busyness level on that day is not as high as on regular\ndays, and in many agencies, it only amounts to about half of the daily\nworkload. \u201cWe chose Friday because it is indeed half a day (workload).\nMeaning it\u2019s not full like from Monday to Thursday,\u201d said Airlangga\nduring a virtual press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday (31\/3). In\naddition, the selection of Friday for WFH also follows the practices of\nseveral ministries that have previously implemented a four-day workweek\npattern with digital system support, especially after the COVID-19\npandemic. Nevertheless, Airlangga assured that public services and\nstrategic sectors will continue to operate normally as usual. \u201cBut\npublic services will still run, and productive activities including\nbanking, capital markets, and others will continue. And they are allowed\nto arrange those at the office with certain applications,\u201d he explained.\nAs is known, the government has officially implemented the WFH policy\nfor ASN in central and regional agencies every Friday. The policy will\ntake effect from 1 April 2026 and will be evaluated after two months of\nimplementation. \u201cThe implementation of work-from-home for ASN in central\nand regional agencies, done for one working day per week, namely every\nFriday, is regulated through a circular letter (SE) from the Minister of\nState Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform (MenPANRB) and SE\nfrom the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri),\u201d said Airlangga. Besides\nASN, the government is also urging the private sector to implement WFH\nwith arrangements adjusted to the characteristics and needs of each\nbusiness sector through a circular letter (SE) from the Minister of\nManpower. However, several sectors are excluded from this policy,\nincluding public services such as health, security, and cleanliness, as\nwell as strategic sectors like industry, energy, water, basic goods,\nfood and beverages, trade, transportation, logistics, and finance. In\nthe education sector, teaching and learning activities for primary to\nsecondary levels will continue to be conducted in-person five days a\nweek without restrictions. Meanwhile, for higher education,\nimplementation will follow the policies of the relevant ministry. \u201cThe\neducation sector will continue teaching and learning activities\nin-person, offline normally at all levels from primary to secondary\neducation. Five days a week, and there are no restrictions on sports\nactivities related to achievements or other extracurriculars,\u201d he\nstated. Meanwhile, he continued, for higher education, semesters four\nand above will follow the circular from the Minister of Higher\nEducation, Science, and Technology (Mendiktisaintek).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-reveals-reasons-for-asn-work-from-home-on-fridays-1774972315",
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