WFH Policy for Civil Servants to Be Announced Tomorrow
Jakarta, VIVA – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian stated that the certainty regarding the work-from-home (WFH) policy as part of energy-saving efforts amid global dynamics will be announced on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.
“Just be patient, I hear it’s very likely, possibly, yes, to be officially announced tomorrow. So, I don’t want to preempt it,” Tito said to reporters at the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday, 30 March 2026.
On the other hand, he declined to provide further leaks about the WFH policy. However, he assured that the Ministry of Home Affairs will later issue more detailed directives to local governments (pemda).
“Yes, there will definitely be (directives to pemda),” he said.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto previously confirmed that the government will soon announce the WFH policy before the end of March.
“It will be announced (the WFH policy) before the end of the month (March),” Airlangga said when met at his office in Jakarta on Friday, 27 March 2026.
The policy is initiated as a step to curb fuel oil (BBM) consumption amid pressures from global energy prices.
The WFH scheme, Airlangga explained, is planned to apply for one day per week to civil servants (ASN), including civil servants (PNS) and government employees with work agreements (PPPK).
Meanwhile, for the private sector, the policy will be in the form of recommendations.
On the other hand, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa assessed that this policy will not disrupt national economic productivity and even has the potential to provide energy efficiency.
According to Purbaya, from both fiscal and economic activity perspectives, the WFH policy will not have a significant impact on national productivity if implemented selectively.
“No (it won’t disrupt), if we choose carefully. If we choose Friday, there will definitely be savings in BBM of some percentage, I don’t know the details because it can vary depending on oil prices,” he said when met at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Friday, 27 March 2026.
The Finance Minister explained that strategic sectors such as manufacturing industries and public services will continue to operate normally because not all types of work can be done remotely.
In addition, the implementation of WFH is seen as potentially reducing fuel oil consumption due to decreased societal mobility, although the amount of savings still depends on oil prices. (Ant)