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View all search resultsIndonesia rolls out one-day remote work in push for energy efficiency
Business groups caution over risks of lower productivity and slower spending.
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Motorists commute during rush hour on Aug. 29, 2023, in Jakarta. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
M
inistries, state agencies and regional administrations are ready to enforce the newly announced remote work policy for civil servants as the government seeks to conserve energy supplies amid soaring global prices caused by the Middle East war.
The remote work policy was announced by Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto on the sidelines of a presidential visit to Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday night, as part of energy-savings measures called the “eight-point work culture transformation policy”.
Civil servants at the central and regional levels will begin working from home every Friday starting this week, with the policy to be reviewed every two months, while the private sector is encouraged to consider similar arrangements. The policy is expected to save Rp 65 trillion (US$3.8 billion).
Exemptions will apply to government workers in sectors deemed essential, including health care, security, energy, water and food supply, transportation, logistics, trade and finance.
The energy-saving policies also include limiting fuel sales, cutting the use of official vehicles by half and cutting official travel budgets by 50 percent for domestic trips and 70 percent for overseas trips.
Ministries and regional administrations were quick to welcome the remote work policy, citing alignment with President Prabowo Subianto's directives to take “proactive” steps to mitigate growing uncertainty in global energy markets.
“We will follow the directives from the President […] for the benefit of all,” immigration director general Hendarsam Marantoko at the Immigration and Corrections Ministry said, as quoted by Antara.
