9 Business Sectors Exempted from the Weekly One-Day Work from Home Directive

The government has announced a work from home (WFH) directive for one day per week to save energy due to the conflict in the Middle East. However, nine business sectors are exempted from implementing this directive.

Minister of Manpower Yassierli stated that the directive can be exempted for certain vital sectors.

“It can be exempted for certain sectors, such as the health sector, hospitals, clinics, medical personnel and pharmaceuticals, the energy sector, as well as oil and gas fuels, and electricity,” said Yassierli, quoted from detikNews, Wednesday (1/4/2026).

The following is the list of business sectors that receive exemption from the WFH directive:

• Health sector such as hospitals, clinics, and pharmaceuticals

• Energy sector, such as oil and gas fuel services, and electricity

• Infrastructure and public services sector such as toll roads, clean water, and waste transportation

• Retail sector, staple goods trade, markets and shopping areas

• Industry and production sector such as factories that require physical presence for machine operations

• Services sector such as hotels, tourism and security

• Food and beverage sector such as cafes and restaurants

• Transportation and logistics sector such as passenger transport, goods transport, warehousing and delivery services

• Financial sector such as banking, non-bank financial institutions, insurance, capital markets and stock exchanges.

“The technical implementation of WFH is regulated by each company,” he concluded.