"Declaration extension" Large companies work from home, in principle SMEs are worried May 19 19:07
In response to the extension of the declaration of emergency, large companies are responding one after another to work from home as much as possible to reduce attendance.
Of these, Hitachi is currently working at home nationwide in principle and will continue to work in the areas covered by the “Special alert prefectures” following the extension of the declaration. Other than the “specific warning prefectures”, we will make decisions based on the policies of local governments.
Canon had temporarily closed until the 6th of this month at its headquarters in Tokyo, but has decided to extend the suspension until the 10th of this month. After that, we plan to expand work from home.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is temporarily closed for 5 days until the 1st of this month at the head office in Yokohama City, and after that, it is in a long holiday period. It means that I will restart my business from the 11th of this month, and I will continue to work from home in principle even after the restart.
In addition, Olympus plans to extend the work-at-home period to 29th of this month in principle at all bases in Japan prior to the extension of the emergency declaration.However, depending on the situation, it may decide to shorten or extend the period. I will.
“Some companies can't do it alone” SMEs worry about long-term
On the other hand, some SMEs are increasingly concerned about the further deterioration of business performance due to prolonged self-restraint of corporate activities.
A manufacturer headquartered in Fukuoka Prefecture with about 300 employees, mainly manufactures air conditioners and dehumidifiers for factories and buildings.
"Sabu Giken" President Kuma Saburo said, "Since there is an order backlog before the effects of the new coronavirus, there is only about 20% decrease in revenue, but if the situation lasts a long time, companies willingness to make capital investment. Is likely to decline significantly, and new orders may decline. ”
Furthermore, in connection with the fact that there are production bases in China and Europe and the United States, “China has resumed its economic activities and orders have begun to return, but there remains concern that the infection will spread again. As with Japan, the outlook is difficult to predict, "he said.
In addition, he said, "It is not possible to do business efforts alone, but to do things such as applying for employment adjustment subsidies to maintain the employment of employees".