One Day of Work-From-Home Per Week to Be Implemented, Certain Sectors May Be Excepted

The government is drafting technical regulations regarding the work-from-home (WFH) policy of one day per week for certain sectors. However, there are exceptions for business fields directly related to public services, requiring them to continue working from the office.

“This applies to civil servants (ASN) and is also a recommendation for the private sector, particularly those not related to public services,” stated Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto some time ago, quoted on Sunday (29/3/2026).

The implementation of this WFH policy is planned after the 2026 Eid al-Fitr holidays. The technical details are currently being studied by the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Home Affairs.

“It will be detailed, but after Eid we will carry it out,” Airlangga emphasised.

On another occasion, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said the policy will also apply to certain business sectors that allow remote work.

“To avoid misunderstanding, for example, the services, industry, and trade sectors may not be part of this policy,” Prasetyo said at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta last Saturday.

This WFH policy is a directive from the President during the full cabinet meeting before the 2026 Eid al-Fitr as an effort to promote efficiency in the work environment, including reducing fuel needs amid escalating tensions in the Middle East war between Iran, the United States, and Israel.

“As conveyed by the President during the full cabinet plenary session, we are formulating several policies in order to realise that we all must together make ourselves more efficient in working,” Prasetyo stated.

Nevertheless, he emphasised that the policy is not designed because fuel supplies in Indonesia are disrupted.

“As we continue to convey, insyaallah the fuel supply is not a problem, the fuel supply is safe,” he stressed.