PUTRAJAYA: Over 155,000 civil servants have applied to work from home (WFH), and the government estimates that this has led to savings of 334,000 litres of fuel, amounting to over RM678,000, said government spokesman Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
According to Fahmi, these figures were presented to the Cabinet by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar at its meeting on Wednesday (April 22).
“As of today (April 22), the number of civil servants who have applied for WFH has exceeded 155,000.
“From April 15 until yesterday (April 21), it is estimated that savings amounted to 334,000 litres of fuel, or RM678,000,” he said during his weekly press conference on Wednesday.
Fahmi said Shamsul was asked to gather more information from the private sector on WFH implementation.
“We want to see how much savings there are as a result of WFH,” he added.
On April 1, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Cabinet had agreed to implement a WFH policy involving ministries, agencies, statutory bodies, and government-linked companies (GLCs), effective April 15.
