Observer: Full-Time Appointments for Part-Time PPPK Staff Are State Recognition

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Political and public-policy observer Bawono Kumoro said the plan to convert government employees under work agreements (PPPK) from part-time to full-time status was a form of state recognition for their service.

“We should appreciate the special attention the Government and the House of Representatives have given to improving the welfare of teachers and healthcare workers, as well as other PPPK staff. This is a form of state recognition for their service over the years,” Bawono told ANTARA in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Bawono said the change in PPPK staff’s status would not merely provide job security, but would also form part of efforts to improve the welfare of state civil servants (ASN), who play a strategic role in delivering public services.

“We certainly hope the change to full-time PPPK status will directly improve the quality of public services in education and healthcare, as these are fundamental needs in the regions,” he said.

Previously, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi said the Government and the House of Representatives had agreed that part-time PPPK staff would be appointed as full-time PPPK employees from 1 January 2027.

“After carrying out calculations several times, today we decided that part-time PPPK staff will be appointed as full-time PPPK employees, across professions,” Prasetyo said in Jakarta.

Prasetyo said the meeting was intended to finalise an agreement between the House and the Government reached in August, which had initially covered the appointment of part-time PPPK teachers as full-time employees in 2027.