80% study of new work style companies such as telework With new corona

80% study of new work style companies such as teleworking 4:30 on May 30 with the new Corona

When NHK conducted a questionnaire survey with a large domestic company and asked what they are considering reviewing due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, a company that answered that it is a work style corresponding to a new lifestyle such as the use of telework 80% or more.

NHK will conduct a questionnaire survey from 19th to 29th of this month to find out the approximate trends of 100 major companies in a wide range of industries such as manufacturing, retail and finance, and their perspective on the economy. , 95 companies got answers.

Among those who are considering re-examination due to the spread of infection, we selected two things that we attach particular importance to, and the most common one was "We responded to new lifestyles such as utilization of telework and reduction of number of employees. It was 82.1% in "work style".

Next were “reduction of investment such as capital investment” at 22.1% and “supply chain / logistics network” at 15.8%.

In the survey, we asked what to do compared to the number of employees on weekdays compared to before the spread of infection, but 32.6% of the companies replied “to significantly reduce by 50% or more”, and 48.4% of companies replied “to some extent”. was. On the other hand, 8.4% of the companies replied that they will return to the level before the spread of infection.

When asked how they would consider using telework in the future, 54.7% said they would "expand", 17.9% said they would "maintain the status quo", and 10.5% said they would "shrink."

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Even after the government's declaration of emergency has been lifted nationwide, companies are actively revising their work styles by actively incorporating telecommuting and teleworking.

Of these, Unicharm, a major daily necessities maker, will work from home on the 1st of the next month, starting from the 1st of the next month, and targeting approximately 2000 employees, excluding employees who work at the factory. Working from home focuses on tasks that can be done only by the individual, such as creating planning documents and surveys, and refrains from contacting the company by phone or email in order to concentrate on the work.

“We want to change the way we work so that our employees can think independently while working from home,” said Yukiko Watanabe, general manager of Unicharm.

In this way, companies are actively adopting telecommuting and teleworking to rethink their work styles, and there are initiatives to meet the needs of these companies.

At the accommodation facility in Dogo Onsen, a tourist attraction in Matsuyama City, we introduced a new plan exclusively for Japan and China this month, which utilizes vacant guest rooms with a large number of guests. The use time is from 10 am to 6 pm.There is a desk and chair in the room so that you can work easily even in a Japanese-style room, and a massage chair is available so that you can relax during breaks. We have created an environment that is easy to apply.

A male system engineer in Matsuyama, who used it, said, "I am distracted at home, but I can concentrate here, and I can see the streets of Dogo in a Japanese-style room that is different from my usual workplace, so my heart is healed." It was

Hiroshi Kawauchi, President of Dogo Prince Hotel, said, “I am grateful that even if there are few guests, it will lead to sales even a little. I would like to continue the plan that can be used during the daytime.”