Ministry Of Manpower Sets 75 Percent Work From Home For Its Employees, Secretary General: WFH Doesn't Mean Vacation

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) implements 75 percent Work From Home (WFH) or work from home for Ministry of Manpower employees who are in regencies/cities with red zone status or high risk of COVID-19 transmission.

The implementation of this rule is after taking into account the Circular Letter of the Minister of Manpower Number 1/14/HK.04/IX/2020 concerning the Working System of State Civil Apparatus in the New Normal Order at the Ministry of Manpower and following up on the direction of the President of the Republic of Indonesia who instructed that the Policy for the Implementation of Restrictions on micro-based Community Activities (PPKM).

"According to the direction of the Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah, employees who work in each work unit can carry out Work From Office (WFO) a maximum of 25 percent of the total number of employees with the consideration that the regency/city area is in the red zone," said Secretary-General of the Ministry of Manpower, Anwar Sanusi. in his written statement, quoted Monday, June 21.

Employees in each Ministry of Manpower work unit located in the yellow zone or orange zone districts/cities can carry out WFO of a maximum of 50 percent of the total number of employees. The WFO is implemented by implementing strict health protocols in the office environment.

This policy was taken as an effort to protect employees and their families, and the community around the work environment from the spread of CIVID-19.

However, said Secretary-General Anwar, in implementing this micro-based PPKM policy, the work unit performance target and the performance target of the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) have been determined.

"WFH does not mean holidays. So the unit targets, ASN performance, and services must still be implemented," he said.

He also reminded ASN to apply health protocols more strictly. Meanwhile, ASN who conduct WFH should not mobilize to other areas.

"When ASN do WFH, don't travel outside the area first, unless it's urgent. Everyone must comply with health protocols," he said.

This internal policy of the Ministry of Manpower is applied to all offices of the Ministry of Manpower located at the center as well as the offices of the Central Technical Implementation Unit (UPTP) of the Ministry of Manpower spread throughout Indonesia.