Pram Expresses Gratitude for ASN WFH Policy Implemented Every Friday

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo has admitted to feeling grateful that the work-from-home (WFH) policy for civil servants (ASN) is implemented on Fridays, rather than Wednesdays. In this way, he said, the regulation will not conflict with Governor’s Instruction number 6 of 2025, which mandates ASN to use public transportation every Wednesday. “Of course, I’m grateful it’s not on Wednesday. Because if it were Wednesday, it would cause complications for Jakarta as well, since it’s public transport day,” Pramono explained in Central Jakarta on Wednesday. The man, familiarly known as Pram, also reaffirmed the Jakarta Provincial Government’s (Pemprov DKI) commitment to follow up on the central government’s decision regarding the policy. However, he will first hold a meeting with his subordinates to discuss the detailed implementation of the policy within the Pemprov DKI scope, one of which involves regulations on private vehicle use during WFH. “Since this is already a government decision, the DKI Jakarta government will certainly follow it, and we will set boundaries, including prohibiting the use of private vehicles during work from home,” Pramono stated. Previously, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto revealed the reason for choosing Friday as the work-from-home day for ASN, namely because work activities tend to be relatively lighter compared to other working days. According to him, the busyness level on that day is not as high as on regular days, even in most agencies, it only runs about half of the daily workload. In addition, the selection of Friday as WFH day also follows the practice of several ministries that have previously implemented a four-day workweek pattern with digital system support, especially post-COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, Airlangga assured that the public services sector and strategic sectors will continue to operate normally as usual.