Menpan RB Issues ASN Working Hour Rules During Ramadan, Here's The Contents

A number of prospective civil servants (CPNS) attended an apple in the courtyard of the Regent's office, Gorontalo Regency, Friday, January 15, 2021. (ANTARA-Adiwinata Solihin)

Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (Menpan RB) issued a working hour rule for state civil servants (ASN) during Ramadan 1444 Hijri. This is stated in the Circular (SE) of the Minister of PANRB No. 6/2023 concerning Working Hours for State Civil Apparatus Employees in the Month of Ramadan 1444 Hijri in the Government. In the SE, it is stated that government agencies that impose five working days apply working hours during Ramadan to 08.00-15.00 on Monday to Thursday, and for rest hours are given at 12.00-12.30. Especially for Fridays, working hours are 08.00-15.30 with break hours at 11.30-12.30. Meanwhile, for government agencies that implement six working days, working hours will be 08.00-14.00 on Monday to Thursday and Saturday, with a break time of 12.00-12.30. As for Friday, ASN working hours are 08.00-14.00, with a break time of 11.30-12.30. Furthermore, Azwar Anas regulates effective working hours for central and local government agencies that carry out five or six working days during Ramadan 1444 H must meet a minimum of 32.5 hours a week. In the SE with a copy of the President of the Republic of Indonesia and the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia and the Minister of Home Affairs, it was also stated that the Personnel Guidance Officer (PPK) in government agencies made a decision to implement working hours in Ramadan 1444 H in their agency environment by adjusting their respective regional time zones. PPK in government agencies also ensures that the implementation of working hours in the month of Ramadan does not reduce the productivity and achievement of the performance of ASN employees and organizations. The determination of working hours during the month of Ramadan is implemented so as not to interfere with the smooth implementation of public services.