Good News For State Civil Apparatus Of Riau Island Province, WFH Until May 31 To Prevent COVID-19

State Civil Apparatus Of Provincial Government of Riau Island. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Provincial Government of Riau Islands implemented a policy of working from home (WFH) for the state civil apparatus (ASN) starting from Tuesday 18 May to Monday 31 May 2021.

It is in accordance with Circular Letter (SE) Number: 800/893/BKPSDM-SET/2021, Monday, May 17, about the adjustment of the work system and the presence of ASN in efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in the Provincial Government of Riau Island.

Dalam SE signed by the Regional Secretary of Kepri TS Arif Fadillah was delivered with attention to the increasing intensity of the spread of COVID-19, it is necessary to take preventive efforts. That is adjustment of the work and attendance system for ASN by implementing the implementation of the task of the ministry in the office or Work From Office (WFO) or at home (WFH).

"The head of regional equipment can manage the number of employees who carry out the duties of the office (WFO) at most 25 percent by prioritizing structural officials or employees who carry out strategic tasks and 75 percent carrying out the duties of the ministry at home (WFH)," said Arif in Tanjungpinang, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, May 18.

Arif explained some criteria of employees who are prioritized to work at home, including employees who are pregnant or breastfeeding, executive/functional/non-permanent employees/freelance daily workers who are more than 50 years old whose functioning duties are not strategic.

Then, the type of work that can be done online, namely the employee's residence is in an area with large-scale social restrictions, employees who have a history of illness or are vulnerable to certain illnesses.

Furthermore, employees who have a history of domestic/overseas travel of employees in the last 14 days, the health condition of the employee's family in the status of the person in monitoring/person in surveillance/confirmed positive COVID-19, have a history of employee interaction with patients confirmed positive COVID-19 in the last 14 days.

Furthermore, experiencing suspicious symptoms of COVID-19 infection such as fever, cough, sore throat, chest tightness, dyspnea, fatigue, nausea and vomiting diarrhea, conjunctivitis, muscle pain, and effectiveness of the implementation of organizational unit tasks and services.

"For regional devices that carry out public service duties are asked to continue to provide the best service for the community," he said.

Furthermore, Arif also said for employees who carry out WFH can be called at any time to enter work if needed leadership.

In addition, during the implementation of the duties of the ministry at home/employee, it is mandatory to activate the communication equipment.

"During the adjustment of this work system, for a while, the implementation of apple morning every Monday was abolished," he asserted.

The spread of COVID-19 in the area, as it is known also comes from clusters in the OPD environment of the Provincial Government of Riau Island.

Those who are exposed not only in the staff environment, but also a number of OPD heads, namely the Head of Misbardi Procurement Services Agency, Assistant I of the Government and People's Welfare Juramadi Esram, Head of the Office of Industry and Trade Burhanuddin, and Head of the Bureau of People's Welfare Job.