Pramono: WFH Policy Can Save Fuel Costs for Private Vehicles

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo is convinced that the work-from-home (WFH) policy every Friday can reduce fuel costs for private vehicles. “With the approval of work from home, I am certain this will definitely reduce petrol costs for cars and so on,” Pramono explained at Jakarta City Hall on Thursday. This is because civil servants (ASN) are not permitted to travel using private vehicles during WFH, which will impact savings on fuel for private vehicles. If ASN need to travel for work purposes, he said, they must use public transport. Moreover, ASN are now part of the 15 groups eligible for free public transport. “So once again, to the ASN in Jakarta, apologies, but they are relatively privileged compared to others; it’s actually quite good. But if they are too spoiled, strict action will certainly be taken,” Pramono stated. Previously, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto revealed the reason for choosing Friday as the work-from-home day for ASN. Friday was selected 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, and in many agencies, it only runs about half of the daily workload. In addition, the choice of Friday for WFH 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.