WFH ASN 50 Percent 2 Months, DKI Provincial Government Claims Service Is Not Disturbed

Suana WFH at the Jakarta City Hall Office (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - Half of ASN within the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government run a hybrid work from home (WFH) system with others working from the office for the next two months.

Secretary of the DKI Jakarta Regional Personnel Agency (BKD), Etty Agustijani, claims that public services will not be disrupted by the implementation of 50 percent WFH for ASN.

Etty said that every head of the regional work unit (SKPD) was responsible for compiling the schedule of employees. Given, the SKPD officials are more aware of the duties and roles of their employees.

"The schedule that was created certainly did not interfere with the services of the SKPD," said Etty in her statement, Tuesday, August 22.

During WFH, ASN is required to report attendance or attendance on the pages provided every morning and evening. The mechanism for this attendance report also requires ASN to turn on the cameras and locations on their respective devices to be recorded by the system.

If later there is ASN DKI that violates the behavioral guidelines in the Circular Letter (SE) of the Regional Secretary (Sekda) Number 34 of 2023 concerning the Implementation of Official Affairs from Home (WFH), it will be subject to sanctions in accordance with applicable regulations.

"For supervision, the employee's direct supervisor will carry out monitoring and the SKPD is responsible for its employees. Violations of this rule will be subject to sanctions in accordance with applicable regulations," said Etty.

Etty emphasized that ASN designated for WFH are prohibited from carrying out other activities during working hours. They are also not allowed to wander outside the house and are required to wear official clothes while working.

"Never mind going home, going to the market is not allowed. Mothers work using negligee while cooking while cooking while cooking when WFH is also not allowed. So they do work at home. Not to cook, but to work at home," said Etty.

For information, the WFH policy is carried out in order to reduce the level of air pollution and congestion during the 43rd ASEAN Summit (KTT).

The DKI Provincial Government implemented a maximum WFH policy of 50 percent from August 21 to October 21, 2023. Then, specifically during the ASEAN Summit, the composition of WFH ASN was increased to 75 percent from September 4 to September 7, 2013.