Jakarta Civil Servants to Work from Home Every Friday, Pramono Requests These Sectors to Continue Reporting to Offices

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has officially implemented a work from home (WFH) policy for civil servants (ASN) every Friday. Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung stated that the WFH implementation will be regulated in detail to avoid disrupting public services. “Coincidentally, today we had a plenary meeting. We will detail who is allowed to work from home on Fridays,” Pramono said when met in the Menteng area, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday (1/4/2026). Several sectors directly related to public services will still be required to work as usual. According to Pramono, sectors such as health, social assistance, and education cannot implement WFH because they require direct presence in the field. “Public services must not be disrupted and cannot work from home. For example, health matters, social assistance, education that must be in the field. So we will arrange for them to continue working as usual,” Pramono explained. He detailed that health facilities such as 44 community health centres, 292 auxiliary community health centres, and 31 hospitals under the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will continue to operate normally and not implement WFH. “Because it cannot be delegated. But for the department itself, it’s allowed, as that’s administrative matters,” he added. Wednesday is a mandatory day for ASN and individual service providers (PJLP) to use public transportation. “Because if on Wednesday Jakarta will also face difficulties due to the public transportation day,” Pramono said. The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is currently preparing technical regulations regarding the implementation of WFH, including determining which ASN are permitted to work from home. In addition, the government will also regulate monitoring mechanisms to prevent misuse of this policy. The Provincial Government also plans to impose restrictions on the use of private vehicles during WFH, to encourage ASN to continue using free public transportation. “We will install signposts so that this policy runs well,” Pramono concluded.