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        "id": 1625488,
        "msgid": "government-reviews-one-day-wfh-for-civil-servants-and-private-sector-effective-after-eid-1773931882",
        "date": "2026-03-19 20:29:10",
        "title": "Government Reviews One-Day WFH for Civil Servants and Private Sector, Effective After Eid",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government is considering a policy to allow civil servants and private sector employees to work from home one day per week as a cost-saving measure amid rising oil prices due to Middle East conflicts. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto stated that the initiative, inspired by similar actions in Pakistan, is under technical review and expected to apply to local governments as well, with implementation set for after the Eid holidays. This move aims to enhance work flexibility and efficiency in response to the economic pressures from global tensions.",
        "content": "<p>The government plans to implement a work from home (WFH) policy as a\nbudgetary efficiency measure amid the impact of conflicts in the Middle\nEast. The prepared scheme allows employees to work from home one day per\nweek. Citing detikNews, Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Airlangga\nHartarto, stated that the policy is still in the study phase. He\nexplained that the surge in oil prices is one of the factors driving the\nneed for efficiency, including in work time arrangements. \u201cWith high oil\nprices, efficiency in work time is needed. Flexibility for work from\nhome will be opened. One day in five working days,\u201d said Airlangga after\na meeting with President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace\nComplex, Jakarta, on Thursday (19\/3\/2026). Airlangga added that the\ngovernment is preparing the technical aspects of implementing the\npolicy. He hopes that the WFH implementation will not only apply to\ncivil servants (ASN) but also be followed by the private sector and\nregional governments. \u201cThe technical details are being prepared, because\nit is hoped that this will not only apply to ASN but also to the private\nsector and regional governments,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are preparing all of\nthis, and once the concept is mature, we will immediately inform the\npublic in more detail,\u201d he continued. Airlangga said the WFH policy will\nbe enforced after Eid. However, he did not specify the exact\nimplementation date. \u201cPost-Eid, but we will determine the timing later,\u201d\nhe stated. Previously, this WFH proposal had been put forward by Prabowo\nas a response to the impact of conflicts in the Middle East region.\nPrabowo drew from Pakistan\u2019s example of reducing working hours to four\ndays. \u201cSo they consider this critical, so it\u2019s called critical measures.\nAs if for them this is like our COVID back then. They implemented work\nfrom home for all offices, government and private, 50 percent working\nfrom home. Then, their working days were cut to only four days,\u201d he said\nduring the full cabinet plenary session at the State Palace, Jakarta, on\nFriday (13\/3\/2026). Not only that, Prabowo also discussed salary cuts\nfor cabinet members and parliament like in Pakistan. \u201cMany countries\nhave already taken steps. Perhaps the Cabinet Secretary has a slide to\ninform how many steps. This is Pakistan\u2019s step. This is just for\ncomparison,\u201d said Prabowo while displaying a graphic presentation about\nthe Pakistani government\u2019s measures in a crisis situation.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-reviews-one-day-wfh-for-civil-servants-and-private-sector-effective-after-eid-1773931882",
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