WFH Policy for Saving Fuel Must Be Clear and Measurable
Member of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Ujang Bey, asked the government to draft a work from home or work from home (WFH) policy design to save fuel consumption in the midst of the potential for a clear and measurable global economic impact before it is actually implemented.
"The proposal for WFH in the context of fuel efficiency must be appreciated. Moreover, in a few days we will also face the Eid al-Fitr and Nyepi holidays," he said, Wednesday, March 18.
According to Ujang, the WFH policy needs to be accompanied by careful calculations, especially regarding the potential savings in fuel that can be generated from the policy.
In addition, public services must be ensured to continue to run optimally even though the work from home system is in place.
"It needs to be calculated, both in terms of data on how much fuel we want to save, as well as how the service to the community continues to run well and effectively even though WFH is in effect," he added.
The politician from the NasDem Party Faction also assessed that the government must specify which ministries or agencies can implement the work system.
This is important considering the large number of state civil servants (ASN) in various institutions.
"Because there are many agencies and ministries, there are thousands of civil servants. It remains to be seen which agencies/ministries will organize WFH with the time frame that has been set, maybe later it will be seen how much fuel can be saved," said Ujang.
Previously, President Prabowo Subianto encouraged steps to save fuel consumption as part of efforts to anticipate the impact of global uncertainty.
One of the options being considered is the implementation of work from home.
"Of course, we must also now take proactive steps, in the sense that we must save on fuel consumption. We cannot assume that whatever happens we are safe, yes we are grateful that we are safe, but we have no effort to reduce our fuel consumption," said the president at the Plenary Cabinet Meeting at the State Palace, Central Jakarta, last weekend.
The President stated that global dynamics in the European and Middle East regions have the potential to affect world energy prices, including fuel.
The increase in energy prices is feared to have an impact on food prices.
According to him, the government has secured a number of basic food needs.
On the other hand, various plans related to the energy sector will also be accelerated.
However, Prabowo assessed that efforts to save energy consumption must still be carried out as a proactive step in the face of global uncertainty.