DKI Civil Servants WFH Still Required to Wear Uniforms, Not Allowed to Wander

Dream - Secretary of the Regional Personnel Agency (BKD) of DKI Jakarta, Etty Agustijani, said that civil servants who work from home must still wear uniforms and fill in attendance records.

"So they wear uniforms, mark attendance through their mobile phones, so it is already monitored by the system," said Etty Agustijani as quoted from Merdeka.com, Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

The Jakarta Provincial Government implemented WFH since Monday, August 21, 2021 to reduce air pollution. WFH is only done by 50 percent of civil servants and is done in shifts.

In addition to still wearing uniforms, DKI civil servants who work from home are also prohibited from going back to their hometowns.

"For example, if there is an employee who is working from home and then wandering around, of course, the person does not comply with the regulations of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. They can be subject to sanctions according to applicable regulations," said Etty.

According to Etty, civil servants who violate the provisions will receive sanctions according to the regulations of each Regional Work Unit (SKPD). In addition, the Jakarta Provincial Government emphasizes to civil servants who work from home not to leave the house during working hours.

"Not allowed, let alone going back to their hometowns, they are not even allowed to go to the market. Even if mothers wear house dresses while frying or cooking, it is not allowed while working from home. So, they really have to work from home. Not for cooking, but for working from home. They must wear uniforms," explained Etty.

The implementation of WFH, according to Etty, is in accordance with the provisions stated in Circular Letter (SE) Number 34 of 2023.

The aim of this WFH policy is to reduce air pollution levels, support the implementation of the 43rd ASEAN Summit, and make DKI a pilot project for the implementation of WFH-WFO for civil servants.

Based on the recapitulation data from the Regional Personnel Agency (BKD) of DKI Jakarta until July 2023, the number of employees in DKI Jakarta is 52,100 people.

This number is spread across the Province (8,596 people) and in the Central Jakarta area (6,086 people), North Jakarta (5,779 people), West Jakarta (7,679 people), South Jakarta (10,210 people), East Jakarta (12,896 people), and Thousand Islands (854).