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        "id": 1653975,
        "msgid": "this-is-how-the-government-monitors-civil-servants-exploiting-wfh-policy-as-long-weekends-1775209850",
        "date": "2026-04-03 16:15:00",
        "title": "This is How the Government Monitors Civil Servants Exploiting WFH Policy as 'Long Weekends'",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government is implementing strict monitoring measures, including geo-location tracking on mobile phones, to ensure that civil servants (ASN) adhere to the new work-from-home (WFH) policy on Fridays without turning it into an extended weekend. This policy, aligned with energy-saving initiatives and cultural transformation in the workplace, excludes essential public services such as emergency response, public order, health, education, and local administrative roles like district heads and village heads, who must continue working from the office. An evaluation of the policy's effectiveness is scheduled within the next two months, with monthly reports required from regional governments to assess impacts on productivity and efficiency.",
        "content": "<p>The government is tightly closing loopholes for the misuse of the\nwork-from-home (WFH) policy for civil servants (ASN) implemented every\nFriday in a week. Instead of becoming an opportunity for a \u201clong\nweekend\u201d, WFH every Friday is being closely monitored with location\ntracking technology to ensure ASN remain disciplined in their work.\nThrough the work culture transformation policy in line with the\nenergy-saving movement, the government emphasises that work flexibility\ndoes not mean a relaxation of responsibilities. Interior Minister Tito\nKarnavian has even issued circular letter Number 800.1.5\/3349\/SJ as the\nbasis for supervising the implementation of WFH in regional governments.\nIn his directive, Tito stressed that this new work pattern must not be\nmisused as additional holiday time. \u201cWe can ensure that ASN are truly\ncarrying out work from home and their mobile phones are also required to\nbe active so that their locations can be known through geo-location,\u201d\nsaid Tito, in his statement on Friday, 4 March 2026. With the\ngeo-location system, ASN movements during working hours can be monitored\nin real time. This scheme recalls the monitoring patterns during the\nCOVID-19 pandemic, when remote work discipline became the government\u2019s\nmain concern. However, not all ASN receive the WFH privilege. The\ngovernment ensures that vital sectors continue to operate normally from\nthe office. Essential public services\u2014from emergencies, public order,\ncleanliness, waste management, to health and education\u2014must still\noperate directly. Even at the level closest to the community, district\nheads and village heads are not included in the WFH scheme to maintain\npublic service stability. \u201cDistrict heads and village heads are also\nexcluded, meaning they continue to carry out work from office,\u201d he\nasserted. This policy underscores the government\u2019s firm line: WFH is an\ninstrument for energy efficiency and work transformation, not a loophole\nto reduce productivity. Strict evaluation has also been prepared. In the\nnext two months, the effectiveness of the policy will be thoroughly\nreviewed, while regional governments are required to submit routine\nmonthly reports on the impacts and efficiencies achieved.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/this-is-how-the-government-monitors-civil-servants-exploiting-wfh-policy-as-long-weekends-1775209850",
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