ASN WFH Every Friday, DKI DPRD Requests Public Services to Remain Optimal

DKI ASN at the Jakarta City Hall complex. (ANTARA-Aprillio Akbar)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta DPRD highlighted the work from home (WFH) policy for state civil servants (ASN) every Friday. Although it is considered an efficiency measure, the council reminds that the quality of public services is not affected.

The Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD assessed that the WFH policy was part of the government's efforts to organize a more flexible work pattern while reducing the burden of mobility in the capital.

"We in the DKI Jakarta DPRD understand that the Work From Home (WFH) policy on Friday is part of the government's efforts to increase work efficiency, balance productivity, and reduce mobility that has an impact on congestion and the environment," Khoirudin told reporters, Thursday, April 9.

However, Khoirudin emphasized that the main principle of bureaucracy remains in serving the community, whether carried out directly or through a digital system.

"We emphasize that service to the public must not be reduced in the slightest. The main principle of bureaucracy is to be present and serve, both directly and through digital systems," he said.

The DPRD encourages all regional devices to ensure that public services continue to run normally even though there are flexible work arrangements. The scheme of picketing to online services is requested to be optimized so that the public does not experience obstacles.

In addition, the minimum service standards are also requested to be maintained, ranging from speed to certainty of service. The DPRD reminded the importance of internal supervision so that the WFH policy does not have an impact on a decrease in performance.

"Periodic evaluations are carried out, so that this policy really provides benefits without reducing the public's right to be served well," he said.

On the other hand, the DPRD sees the WFH policy as an opportunity to accelerate digital transformation in public services in Jakarta.

"In the end, any policy must come down to one thing, namely the satisfaction and ease of the community in obtaining services. The DPRD will continue to monitor so that this goal is maintained properly," said Khoirudin.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has started implementing a flexible work policy for state civil servants (ASN) with a work from home (WFH) scheme every Friday.

This policy is contained in the Circular Letter of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Number 3/SE/2026 concerning the Transformation of the Work Culture through the Adjustment of the Implementation of the Duties of the ASN Service.

This rule is a follow-up to the Ministry of Home Affairs' instructions regarding changes in work patterns in local government environments in order to be efficient and save energy.

In the SE, DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung stated that not all ASN can work directly from home. There are conditions and restrictions that must be met. Employees who are still in the process of disciplinary punishment or have not worked enough, are not allowed to follow this scheme.

'Employees who can carry out WFH must meet the following criteria: they are not undergoing or in the process of disciplinary punishment; and/or have worked for more than 2 years," wrote Pramono in the SE.

The DKI Provincial Government also limits the number of employees who can carry out WFH in one work unit. The scheme should not be all of them, but only a portion with consideration for service needs.

"The proportion of ASN employees who can carry out WFH is at least 25 percent or at most 50 percent of the number of ASN employees in the smallest sub-field/sub-section/section/sub-group/work unit that is carried out selectively by considering the characteristics of tasks and types of work in each work unit," said Pramono.

During the implementation of WFH, ASN is still required to follow the rules of work discipline, including attendance and daily performance reporting. Attendance is carried out twice a day, namely morning and afternoon, according to the time specified in the circular.

Pramono also emphasized that ASN who violated the rules during WFH could be sanctioned, ranging from revocation of WFH rights to disciplinary sanctions.