Mataram City Government Ensures ASN to Keep Working on December 29-31, No WFH Applies

Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Mataram City H Lalu Alwan Basri. ANTARA/Nirkomala.

MATARAM - The Mataram City Government, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, ensures that it does not impose an adaptive work pattern or Flexible Working Arrangement (FWA), including working from home or work from home (WFH), on December 29-31.

All state civil servants (ASN) in the Mataram City Government are asked to continue to work as usual.

The Regional Secretary of the City of Mataram, Lalu Alwan Basri, said the decision was made based on the results of an internal study by the local government. According to him, the Mataram City Government assessed that there was no urgency to implement WFH at the end of December.

"We don't do WFH, so all ASN have to go to work as usual on December 29-31," said Alwan Basri in Mataram, Antara, Monday, December 22.

One of the main considerations is the relatively small area of the City of Mataram. With this condition, the activities of the community at the end of the year are assessed not to interfere with the mobility and performance of the government apparatus.

"Mataram is a small city, so it can still go to work as usual," he said.

In addition, said Alwan, public services are still needed by the community, especially at the end of the year when administrative services, especially those related to finances, tend to increase.

Therefore, the policy of going to work as usual applies to all ASN, including employees in the non-public service sector. The Mataram City Government emphasized that there was no exception for employees to work from home.

"Everything is the same, no one should be WFH," he said.

The Mataram City Government also ensures that it will monitor the presence of ASN during this period. Sanctions are prepared for employees who do not comply with the policy of entering work because each ASN has a performance target that must be achieved.

"The service base in Mataram can be seen from performance. Each ASN has a target that must be met," said Alwan.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Organization Section of the Mataram City Government, Arifuddin, said that the policy would be followed up with the issuance of a circular as a guideline for all regional devices.

"We will immediately issue a circular letter confirming that Mataram City will not implement WFH on December 29-31," said Arifuddin.

He added that the decision was made after careful consideration, including the importance of ensuring that public services continue to run optimally and the condition of the Mataram City area which is not too wide so as not to cause congestion during office hours.

"If in the Java Island or Jakarta area it may be different because there are many vertical institutions. We are directly in the middle of the community that needs services, so it is not possible to WFH for three days," he said.