Circular on ASN Working from Home Every Friday Issued: Here are the Complete Rules!

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Minister for State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB), Rini Widyantini, has officially issued a circular that details the policy on working from home (WFH) for civil servants (ASN) every Friday. The Minister of PANRB Circular No. 3 of 2026 on the Implementation of Official Duties for ASN Employees in Government Agencies, which she has issued, takes effect from 1 April 2026. “Through this policy, we encourage the implementation of official duties that are more efficient, effective, adaptive, and digitally based, thereby improving ASN productivity and the quality of public services sustainably,” Rini stated in a written release on Wednesday (1/4/2026). Rini explained that in its implementation, this circular serves as a guide for government agencies in regulating the implementation of ASN official duties more flexibly while prioritising organisational performance. The adjustment to the ASN work pattern is carried out through a combination of work location flexibility, namely four days of office work (work from office/WFO) from Monday to Thursday and one day of work from home/residence as the ASN’s domicile location (work from home/WFH) on Friday. Nevertheless, Minister Rini emphasised that this policy does not change the provisions on working days and hours for ASN, but rather an adjustment to the work method that remains oriented towards performance achievements. “Work flexibility must still align with the achievement of performance targets. The main focus remains on output and outcomes, not on the work location,” she stressed. In its implementation, Personnel Development Officials (PPK)/Heads of Government Agencies in each agency are given the authority to regulate the proportion of employees and the mechanism for implementing official duties according to the characteristics of the tasks and services. The government also emphasises that this adjustment must not disrupt government administration and the quality of public services. Therefore, agencies are obliged to ensure that essential services remain available and accessible to the public. “Health, security, cleanliness, population, and emergency services must continue to operate optimally, including ensuring services that are friendly to vulnerable groups,” explained Minister Rini. In addition to work pattern arrangements, the government is also promoting efficiency measures in agency operations, including restrictions on official travel, optimisation of online meetings, reduction in the use of official vehicles, and more prudent use of office energy. The application of digital technology and information systems is also key in supporting the effectiveness of this policy’s implementation, including aspects of attendance and performance reporting for ASN. “To ensure optimal implementation, each agency is required to conduct periodic monitoring and evaluation of organisational performance achievements, energy efficiency, and public service quality,” explained Minister Rini. Specifically, the evaluation results must be submitted to the Minister of PANRB, and for local governments also to the Minister of Home Affairs, no later than the 4th of the following month. In addition, further technical guidelines for ASN in local government environments will be set by the Minister of Home Affairs to ensure alignment in policy implementation at central and local levels. The government also ensures that public complaint channels remain open as a form of community participation in maintaining service quality. “Through this policy, we ensure that government governance transformation is not just a concept, but is implemented in real terms in the daily work patterns of ASN,” concluded Minister Rini.