New Normal Scenario For BUMN That Will Become Private Company Role Model

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) issued a new normal scenario for state-owned company employees in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy for HR, Technology and Information at the Ministry of BUMN, Alex Denni, stated that the scenario of changing behavior to continue working normally could be an example for private companies to follow. With notes, continue to carry out the corona virus prevention protocol.

"In this context, BUMN should be able to become influencers and become role models to immediately move people towards the new normal. Why is that? Because SOEs may be the locomotive for more than a third of our economic activities," Alex said in a video conference, Monday, May 18.

Alex said, there are two things that the Ministry of BUMN can do to carry out the new normal work. First, prepare and run a protocol that includes interactions that are not limited to interactions involving employees, but also business partners, customers, and the community.

"We have to do massive and continuous socialization and education to employees, suppliers, business partners, customers and the general public so that all of us move together, set an example so that we can achieve new normal conditions. This is the role of BUMN," he said.

Second, every BUMN is asked to prepare a protocol for handling COVID-19, not limited to the human capital profession, be it employees, customers, suppliers, business partners or other stakeholders.

"We ask every BUMN to send periodic monitoring and evaluation reports to the Ministry of BUMN so that we can monitor its progress," he said.

The protocol is mandatory until 25 May

The implementation of the new normal in BUMN will begin on May 25 and will be carried out by employees aged 45 years and under. This is stated in the Circular of the Minister of BUMN Number S-336 / MBU / 05/2020.

Alex said, on the 25th, it will not be the day when BUMN employees under 45 will return to work, but the deadline for the COVID-19 prevention protocol in the work environment is released and ready for use. On that date the new normal scenario has entered its first phase.

"This appendix does not state that on May 25 we are 45 years old (and under). But on May 25, the general guidelines and protocols must be released," said Alex.

Regarding exactly when BUMN employees can come to work, Alex admitted that his party still has to wait for a decision from the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 and the Ministry of Health.

The next phase, which is on June 2, the Ministry of BUMN will open the service and retail sectors including shopping centers, retail restaurants and hotels. However, restrictions on the number of visitors and opening hours and implementation of health protocols will be strictly implemented.

Then, the third phase on June 8, 2020, will begin by opening tourism services and education services. For tourism services, ticket purchase services will be carried out via online and a scanning system and provide restrictions on visitors. The mall can also open on that date.

In the fourth phase which will be held on June 29, all economic activities in all sectors will be opened. The last phase on July 13 and July 20 is to conduct a fourth phase evaluation to continue to the normal scale.