After the weekend and the New Year holidays 2024, state civil apparatuses (ASN) under the Jakarta Provincial Government have returned to work.

Compliance with regulations is expected to create a conducive work environment

The Jakarta Regional Civil Service Agency (BKD) noted that the ASN attendance rate on the first day of work reached 94.31% and 5.27% were absent.

Jakarta BKD Head, Maria Qibtia revealed, based on the data, attendance was running normally like a normal day. Regional Working Unit (SKPD/UKPD) which has duties and functions of serving the community continues to run its duties of providing services to the community.

"94.31% are present and 5.27% are absent. In detail, 3.62% are absent with valid information such as annual leave, maternity leave, leave for important reasons, sick leave, and others, while 1.65% are in the verification process with the related regional apparatus," she explained, at Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday (1/3).

She asserted employees who were absent without valid information would get sanctions. It is stated in Government Regulation Number 94/2021 on Civil Servant Discipline. The steps taken were to first be examined by their direct superior, and if found guilty, they would be subject to disciplinary sanctions.

"We'd been monitoring employee attendance since Friday, December 29, 2023, to ensure employee presence and the implementation of their duties as they should. BKD ensures that official duties and services continue to run because each regional apparatus is responsible for its respective duties and functions," she added, as quoted by Jakarta Government's press release.

Until today, the BKD had yet to receive reports regarding service problems from the public on the first day of entry after the New Year holiday.

"Compliance with regulations is expected to create a conducive work environment," she stated.