New virus countermeasures NTT Group telework February 19 15:48
With the spread of the new coronavirus, NTT is calling on approximately 200,000 employees of the group to work at home and other places, such as telework and staggered work. At one of the group companies, more than 40% of employees worked at home on the 19th.
At NTT Communications, which handles Internet services for corporations, more than 40% of the approximately 12,000 employees nationwide teleworked at home using personal computers on the 19th.
Most of the departments in Tokyo's Otemachi headquarters responsible for planning and developing services are vacant, and some employees who have joined the company use a videoconferencing system to check the status of sales of services with employees at home. was doing.
In addition, the cafeteria of this company usually has a buffet that offers eight types of menus, but it has been discontinued from 19th to prevent infection.
According to the company, I was able to work at home twice a week and eight times a month, but for the time being, I have decided to eliminate this limit, and the number of people who work from home has increased by a factor of two to three. It is increasing.
"We are worried that the spread of infection continues, but we do not overreact, and we want to respond appropriately while monitoring the status of infection," said Takuhiko Ohara, General Manager of NTT Communications. The call for telework and time-staggered commuting has spread to many companies, such as Toshiba, Sony, and Softbank, in addition to the NTT Group.
In NTT West Japan ...
Initiatives have also begun in NTT West.
NTT West, located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, calls on approximately 60,000 people in the entire group to actively engage in telework and staggered commuting hours.
Employees who do telework apply to the company in advance, then use a personal computer at home to work, etc., and participate in meetings within the company using a face-to-face video conference system.
This company has been promoting this work style as part of work style reform, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus, some departments have about 30% of employees performing telework.
A male employee said, "I have a family, so if you think about it, you can avoid congestion so you can feel safe. I have been doing telework for a long time, so I do not feel any inconvenience."
"We hope that the spread of the new coronavirus will end as soon as possible, but we will continue to take measures to minimize risks and allow our employees to work with peace of mind, while hoping that the spread of the new coronavirus will end soon." Yes. "