Government to Implement One Day of WFH per Week for Civil Servants and Private Sector Workers

JAKARTA - The government will implement a work-from-home (WFH) scheme for civil servants (ASN) and private sector workers.

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto announced that this policy is being prepared in response to the high global oil prices resulting from the war in the Middle East region.

“Regarding the study that with the high oil prices, efficiency in working hours is needed, where flexibility for work from home will be opened,” said Airlangga after a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, on Thursday (19/3/2026).

The government plans for workers to be able to do WFH for one day in one week.

“One day in five working days,” Airlangga explained.

According to him, this policy is also expected to be applied not only to ASN but also to private sector workers.

“Well, the technicalities are being prepared, because this is expected not only for ASN but also for the private sector and regional governments. We are preparing all of this again,” he stated.

If the policy concept has been finalised, he said that further announcements will be conveyed to the public.

“After Eid, but we will determine the timing later,” he added.

“We will see the situation. The oil price situation, the war situation. So we follow the developing situation,” said Airlangga.