Non-ASN Worker Status Still Hanging, DPR Urges Government To Complete Immediately

Non-ASN (ANTARA) Ikustration

Member of Commission II of the House of Representatives Guspardi Gaus asked the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (Kemenpan RB) to coordinate with other relevant ministries and non-ministerial government agencies (K/L) to finalize the government's option in dealing with non-ASN honorary workers.

"It is hoped that the Kemenpan RB will coordinate with relevant ministries and institutions to finalize the options that will be taken by the Government to handle honorary staff, which are not small in number throughout Indonesia," said Guspardi as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, March 7.

He continued things that need to be discussed, especially regarding payroll regarding the budget. This can be discussed with the Ministry of Finance so that the policy of the Menpan RB is not rejected for budget reasons by the minister of Finance.

"When coordinated with the minister, the finance was rejected on the grounds that the budget was insufficient," said the member of the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI.

Guspardi said that the Menpan RB as the working partner of Commission II of the DPR RI must also have a clear scheme as a middle way of policy in dealing with honorary staff, which will be removed in the central and regional governments.

"We will guard until the end of November 2023," he added.

In addition, Guspardi also emphasized that data collection and handling of honorary or non-ASN personnel as a whole must be objective and clear. This is because there are 2.3 million honorary staff, when referring to the latest data from the Kemenpan RB, which is mostly spread in local governments.

"What is the status of honorary workers after 2023 to the source of the payroll funds. This is important so that none of the honorary workers who have been working for the state feel betrayed by the government," he said.

He said Menpan RB Abdullah Azwar Anas had communicated with the DPR to discuss honorary staff. According to him, Azwar Anas emphasized that he would not terminate employment (PHK) for honorary staff, even though the relevant options to be taken had not yet been decided.

"It has never been discussed intensely about what options to implement, but it is true that Pak Anas said that there were no layoffs," said Guspardi.

Previously, Friday (3/3), Azwar Anas said the Government was finalizing a number of options for organizing non-ASN or honorary staff, as ordered by President Joko Widodo so that Kemenpan RB would find a middle ground for these non-ASN personnel.

"So, now it is being finalized, there are options. The government is trying not to stop it, but on the other hand it also does not cause significant additional fiscal burdens and remains in accordance with regulations," said Anas in his statement in Jakarta.

He explained that the solution had been discussed with the DPR, DPD, the State Civil Service Agency (BKN), the Association of Indonesian Regency Governments (Apkasi), the Association of Indonesian City Governments (Apeksi), the Association of Indonesian Provincial Governments (APPSI), and several representatives of non-ASN personnel.

It is known, Kemenpan RB will officially remove honorary staff in government agencies starting November 28, 2023. The plan is contained in the Letter of the Minister of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform signed by Tjahjo Kumolo on May 31, 2022.