Mitsubishi Chemical To consolidate head office functions at three locations in Tokyo With the spread of telework, November 7, 12:08
With the spread of telework, the number of employees who go to the office has decreased significantly, so Mitsubishi Chemical, a major chemical manufacturer, has decided to consolidate its headquarters functions, which are distributed in three locations in Tokyo.
With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, there is a growing movement to review the way offices should be.
At Mitsubishi Chemical, the head office functions are currently dispersed in three offices in Marunouchi, Nihonbashi, and Osaki in Tokyo, and a total of 2,000 employees are working.
However, teleworking has taken root, and the average attendance rate has been around 20% to 30% recently, and the policy is to consolidate it in the Marunouchi office in April next year, saying that it will not return to the situation where everyone will come to work as before. Hardened.
The company will reduce costs such as rent by consolidating offices, and will introduce free addresses that do not fix employee seats in new offices.
Mitsubishi Chemical Managing Director Rumiko Nakata says, "We want to make our office a place where innovation is born by consolidating."
Bridgestone, a major tire manufacturer, and LIXIL Group, a major housing equipment company, are also consolidating offices, and there is a growing movement to review offices in the wake of the spread of infection.