Puan Reminds ASN WFH on Fridays Not to Slow Down Public Services
JAKARTA - The Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, has reminded that the work-from-home (WFH) policy for civil servants (ASN) should not result in any slowdown in public services to the community.
Puan emphasised that the flexibility of ASN work is not merely about working from home, but must be assessed based on whether the state remains swift in serving the people.
“WFH for ASN is not just about flexibility, but about whether the state continues to function when offices are not full. The flexibility of ASN work will be judged by whether the state remains quick in serving the people,” Puan stated in her official remarks on Thursday (2/4/2026).
According to her, the ASN WFH policy every Friday will be immediately tested through the indicator most felt by the public, namely the speed of public services.
On that occasion, Puan also underscored the importance of supervision in implementing the ASN WFH policy.
She warned that the flexibility of the work system should not be abused and must be accompanied by responsibility.
“Do not let the good intentions of an adaptive bureaucracy instead create side effects due to the application of work system flexibility without responsibility,” said Puan.
However, she reminded that public services must remain the top priority in implementing the policy.
Along with that, the House of Representatives also requested clear evaluation indicators so that the policy does not merely function as an administrative measure.
“This policy cannot be allowed to run only as an administrative policy without clear evaluation indicators. There must be periodic evaluations to ensure whether the WFH model one day a week for ASN is running effectively,” said Puan.
Previously reported, the government has officially set the WFH policy for ASN every Friday as part of efforts to save energy.
The policy applies for one working day per week in both central and regional agencies.
“The implementation of WFH for ASN in central and regional agencies, carried out for one working day per week, namely every Friday,” said Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, during a virtual press conference on Tuesday (31/3/2026).
Airlangga explained that Friday was chosen because the working hours are relatively shorter compared to other working days.
Nevertheless, Airlangga assured that public services will continue to operate during the implementation of the WFH policy.