Government Urges SOEs and Private Sector to Implement WFH One Day per Week
Minister of Manpower Yassierli has issued Circular of the Minister of Manpower Number M/6/HK.04/III/2026 on Work From Home and the Programme to Optimise Energy Utilisation in the Workplace. He urges State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), Regional Public Enterprises (BUMDs), and the private sector to implement working from home or work from home (WFH) for one day per week.
“In accordance with the company’s conditions and working hours, WFH is regulated by the company,” he said during a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, 1 April 2026.
The provisions in this circular include several points, namely:
A. Wages or salaries and other rights are still paid in accordance with the provisions.
B. Implementation of WFH does not reduce annual leave.
C. For workers or labourers carrying out WFH, they still carry out their work in accordance with their duties and obligations.
D. The company still ensures performance, productivity, and service quality remain maintained.
E. Implementation of WFH may be exempted for certain sectors, such as the health sector, hospitals, clinics, medical personnel, and pharmaceuticals. The energy sector, petroleum fuel, gas, and electricity. The infrastructure sector and public services, toll roads, clean water, and waste transportation. The retail or trade sector, basic commodities, direct trade services, markets, and shopping areas.
The industrial and production sector for factories and industries that require physical presence for machine operations and production. The services sector, hospitality, tourism, security, and hospitality. The food and beverage sector, restaurants, cafes, and culinary businesses. The transportation and logistics sector, passenger transport, goods transport, warehousing, and delivery services. The financial sector, banking, non-bank financial institutions, insurance, capital markets, and stock exchanges.
“The technical implementation of WFH is regulated by each company,” said Yassierli.
He stated that the WFH situation serves as an adaptive momentum for new ways of working and wise energy savings. This urging can serve as a guideline starting from 1 April 2026 and will be re-evaluated in the next two months.
“What will be evaluated is related to the WFH urging later,” he added.
This policy responds to the conflict situation between the United States-Israel and Iran in the Middle East, which impacts the global crude oil supply. Oil prices have also risen drastically from the estimate in the 2026 State Revenue and Expenditure Budget of US$70 per barrel to around US$100 per barrel in the global market.