Government Officially Implements WFH for Civil Servants Every Friday
The government is implementing work from home (WFH) for civil servants (ASN) one day a week, every Friday, to achieve energy efficiency in the face of global conflicts.
“The implementation of WFH for ASN in central and regional offices, one working day per week, namely every Friday, is regulated in the Circular Letter from the Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform and the Circular Letter from the Minister of Home Affairs,” said Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday (31/3).
The government is also restricting the use of official vehicles and encouraging the use of public transport.
“Mobility efficiency includes limiting official vehicle usage by 50% except for operational needs and electric vehicles, and promoting public transport,” said Airlangga.
In addition, the government is limiting domestic official travel by 50% and international travel by 70%.
Meanwhile, the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) of the Republic of Indonesia will begin implementing efficiency measures on Wednesday (1/4).
MPR General Secretary Siti Fauziah stated that the efficiency will be carried out through work arrangements for employees via work from home (WFH), work from anywhere (WFA), and savings in electricity usage.
“So, with this call for savings, we at the MPR are implementing WFA and WFH. This will start from 1 April tomorrow. The regulations have already been put in place, and electricity savings are being implemented by limiting working hours,” said Siti at the parliamentary complex on Tuesday (31/3).
She explained that electricity savings are being done by turning off the power supply at 18:00 WIB, so all activities are expected to finish by 17:00 WIB.
Siti said that the WFA and WFH scheme will be regulated so as not to disrupt the activities of the leadership or MPR members.
The MPR is also setting the work pattern for employees to four working days per week. On Fridays, a duty roster system will be in place.
“So, because we don’t rule out the possibility of activities by the leadership or members on Fridays, there will be a duty roster; one unit will be represented by only two people, while the others will be on WFH or WFA. That’s what we’re implementing,” she said.
Siti reminded employees carrying out WFH or WFA that they must still come to the office if needed at any time.
“We are also implementing that if there is a violation, for example, we ask them to return to the office and they don’t return for various reasons, we will also apply sanction or disciplinary punishment rules according to the existing regulations,” she said.