MP: Don't Let WFH Policy for Private Sector Disrupt Company Performance

JAKARTA - A member of Commission II of the House of Representatives from the Nasdem Faction, Ujang Bey, has reminded the government that the proposal for a work-from-home (WFH) policy of one day per week for the private sector should not disrupt company performance.

Ujang stated that although he appreciates the government’s push for the WFH policy as an effort to achieve energy efficiency, its implementation must be carefully designed and measured.

“For the private sector, I think the government must be cautious in implementing the WFH programme. Because the private sector has specific targets for companies, and each employee is burdened with performance achievements. Don’t let the implementation of WFH for the private sector disrupt the stability of company performance,” said Ujang to reporters on Monday (23/3/2026).

According to him, the government needs to clearly determine the number of civil servants (ASN) and private workers who will be affected, including the duration of the policy’s implementation.

From there, according to him, the government can calculate how much fuel savings will be achieved.

He assessed that the implementation of WFH in the private sector cannot be equated with that for ASN, given that companies have targets and performance burdens that must be met by each employee.

Therefore, Ujang emphasised the importance of coordination between the government and business actors so that the policy does not have a negative impact on company productivity.

In addition, he also reminded that the WFH policy should not reduce the quality of public services.

“Also map out the ASN whose services directly interact with the public; don’t let this policy lead to complaints from the public because services are not optimal,” he said.

Ujang assessed that the effectiveness of the WFH policy greatly depends on thorough planning and implementation in line with the targets.

Previously reported, the Minister for State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi stated that the one-day-per-week WFH policy would not apply to all sectors.

He emphasised that only certain sectors that allow remote work would implement the policy.

He said that the policy related to one day of WFH per week is still being formulated.

According to Prasetyo, the plan is a directive from the President in a full cabinet plenary session as an effort to promote efficiency in the work environment, including in the government sector.