Jakarta Provincial Government Will Issue WFH Circular If Floods On Working Day

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JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will issue a circular containing an appeal for employees to work from home (work from home/WFH) if there is a flood on weekdays.

"If it is a flood, later we will issue a circular letter such as during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will write circulars to offices so that later from the side of entrepreneurs and clear workers," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration and Energy (Nakertransgi) Agency, Hari Nugroho, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 11.

This statement is in response to the decision of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) which extended the status of extreme weather early warning until December 15, 2024, in line with continuing to increase rainfall in the Jabodetabek area.

According to BMKG, at the peak of extreme weather, namely December 15, rainfall can reach 100 mm, so this needs to be watched out for.

Previously, the BMKG issued an early warning of the potential for extreme weather on December 7-8, 2024. Then it continued until December 15 considering that the rainfall in Jabodetabek was still high.

In order to anticipate flooding, the DKI Provincial Government through the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) carried out a weather modification operation. This operation was then declared capable of significantly reducing rainfall, especially in Jakarta.

The DKI Provincial Government will then carry out weather modification operations on 12-14 December 2024 to reduce the intensity of rain and mitigate flooding in the areas of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek).

Previously, the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, Teguh Setyabudi, said the possibility of imposing a WFH policy to reduce the impact of extreme weather which has the potential to cause flooding, especially if flooding occurs on weekdays.

The WFH considerations will apply to school students to state civil servants (ASN). However, it does not rule out the possibility for other ministries or institutions.