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        "id": 1720906,
        "msgid": "private-sector-wfh-dilemma-between-recommendations-and-operations-1778054951",
        "date": "2026-05-06 10:38:00",
        "title": "Private Sector WFH Dilemma: Between Recommendations and Operations",
        "author": "Erlangga Djumena",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government's work-from-home (WFH) policy encourages the private sector to adopt flexible working arrangements through a non-binding circular, but challenges arise as not all businesses, particularly manufacturing, can easily implement it due to operational constraints. Experts note that while digital sectors may benefit from increased productivity and appeal to job seekers preferring flexibility, the policy avoids legal enforcement to prevent coercion and social jealousy among workers. This limited WFH initiative is unlikely to significantly impact long-term workforce competitiveness but could boost interest in adaptable workplaces.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The government\u2019s work-from-home (WFH) policy is\nencouraging the private sector to implement WFH outside essential\nservices through Circular Letter M\/6\/HK.04\/III\/2026. However, the\nimplementation of WFH in the private sector is a recommendation and\nnon-mandatory. On the other hand, not all private sectors can directly\nadopt the WFH policy. Researcher from the Centre for Population\nResearch, Human Resources, and Employment at the National Research and\nInnovation Agency (BRIN), Triyono, stated that not all private sectors\ncan carry out this WFH recommendation because they have different\nbusiness typologies or classifications. \u201cIf it\u2019s a manufacturing\nindustry type in one location, the impact is certain; even one day off,\nlet alone one hour late, already affects production volume,\u201d he said.\nTriyono added that the private sector tends to be more cautious in\nadopting the recommendation to implement WFH. The manufacturing business\nsector is one that cannot or is very difficult to adopt the WFH working\nsystem. Conversely, industrial sectors that rely on internet networks\nand are digital in nature can relatively adopt the WFH system without\nsignificant obstacles. \u201cIn fact, this can be more productive because\nthey are not only in one place; people say work from anywhere,\u201d he said.\nLecturer in Employment at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada\n(FH UGM), and Researcher at the Center of Economics and Law Studies\n(Celios), Nabiyla Risfa Izzati, stated that basically, the circular\nletter does not have binding legal force. \u201cIts nature is only a\nrecommendation, so in the private context, the private sector can\nconsider implementing WFH,\u201d she told Kompas.com. She added that\nnevertheless, there should be no coercion attempts if in the future the\nprivate sector does not implement WFH. Nabiyla revealed that the WFH\npolicy for civil servants (ASN) and private employees should not cause\nsocial jealousy in the work environment. According to her, both WFH and\nworking from the office are the same activity, namely working. \u201cOnly the\nwork location changes, but the work is still done,\u201d she added. Nabiyla\nexplained that basically, WFH is something that has become quite common\nin Indonesia. \u201cI haven\u2019t seen any articles that can definitively explain\nthe link between WFH and work productivity,\u201d she clarified. Nabiyla\nstated that this very limited WFH implementation is projected not to\nhave a long-term impact on workforce competitiveness. \u201cI\u2019m not sure\nthere will be a direct link because the WFH is also still very limited,\u201d\nshe revealed. This WFH policy is indeed very different from what\nhappened during the previous Covid-19 pandemic, which was more\nintensively implemented. However, on the other hand, she said, this WFH\npolicy can actually increase interest in job fields that apply such\npolicies. \u201cThat might be the case, because now there is actually a\ntendency for our workforce to seek more flexible jobs that don\u2019t have to\nbe in the office,\u201d she explained. Thus, the desire or interest of job\nseekers to enter job fields that adopt WFH policies will be higher.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/private-sector-wfh-dilemma-between-recommendations-and-operations-1778054951",
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