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View all search resultsGovt gears up to enforce one-day WFH policy for civil servants
Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto also recommended that the private sector enforce the rule, which aims to reduce energy consumption amid global market volatility.
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Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto speaks during a press conference in Jakarta on July 24, 2025. (Reuters/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana)
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he government is set to implement a mandatory one-day-a-week work-from-home (WFH) policy for civil servants effective after the Idul Fitri holidays, Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said.
The minister also recommended that the private sector enforce a similar rule, which aims to reduce energy consumption amid global market volatility.
Airlangga stated that while technical regulations were still being finalized, the policy’s rollout following the holiday was certain.
“The details of WFH will be discussed, but we will implement it after Idul Fitri,” he said on Saturday at the Tax Directorate General office in Jakarta, as reported by Kompas.com.
Airlangga stressed that public services must continue to operate without disruption.
"The Manpower Ministry and the Home Ministry [will oversee] the implementation of the regulation," he added.
Amid the ongoing United States-Israeli war on Iran, which has disrupted global oil supplies and caused a price surge to above US$100 per barrel, higher than the state budget assumption of $70 per barrel, the government has been considering a WFH policy to cut fuel usage.
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