JAKARTA - The Malaysian government estimates that it can save at least 334,000 liters of fuel oil (BBM) after implementing the work from home (WFH) policy for civil servants in a week.
"Since April 15 until yesterday (Tuesday, April 21), it is estimated that the savings that have been achieved have reached 334,000 liters of fuel; equivalent to a savings of 678,000 ringgit (Rp2.9 billion)," said the Malaysian government spokesman and Malaysian Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzildalam at a press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Wednesday, April 22.
Fahmi said, after attending the cabinet meeting, based on the report of the Malaysian National Secretary-General Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, to date the number of civil servants who have registered to work from home has reached 155,000 people.
In the cabinet meeting, he continued, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim asked ministers to ensure that in addition to ministries and departments, all institutions under the ministry also need to implement measures that prioritize efforts to ensure the continued supply of fuel.
"This includes increasing online meetings, namely by reducing face-to-face meetings; in addition, it is requested to reduce programs and trips abroad and to prioritize the use of facilities owned by institutions or the government in the implementation of training programs," explained Fahmi.
PM Anwar also reminded the head of the Malaysian State Secretary to strive to collect data from the private sector regarding the implementation of WFH to see the overall savings that can be achieved from the program.
The Malaysian government has set WFH since Wednesday (15/4).
The provisions for implementing WFH have been regulated by the Malaysian Public Service Department (JPA), including for employees in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, and the State of Selangor; as well as for all employees in the capital of the Malaysian State and employees whose one-way travel distance from the office to home is more than 8 kilometers.
The WFH policy in Malaysia does not apply to employees in the safety and defense, health, and education sectors.
For states that set a working holiday on Sunday, WFH is carried out on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday all day.
Meanwhile, for some states that set a working holiday on Friday, such as Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu, WFH is carried out on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday all day.
The implementation of WFH Malaysia is also carried out on a situational basis according to the needs of the agency and with a strict monitoring mechanism.
Civil servants in Malaysia are required to register the house, which is the location of WFH, into the Human Resources Information Management System (HRMIS).
Furthermore, during working from home, Malaysians must report their presence via the Electronic Task Reporting System (SPOT-Me) every hour. This is done so that the employer can monitor the whereabouts of his employees at the location that has been registered.
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