In anticipation of an emergency declaration being issued to one metropolitan area and three prefectures as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, companies are considering further reducing the number of people who go to the office.
Of these, Mitsubishi Electric has expanded its work from home in the wake of the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and has reduced the percentage of employees who come to work mainly in departments such as general affairs, sales, and human resources.
In anticipation of a state of emergency, this initiative will be strengthened, and the ratio of employees attending offices in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures will be kept below 30%.
In principle, we ask that you refrain from business trips where one city or three prefectures are the starting point or destination, and refrain from all meetings and social gatherings with meals, including personal ones.
The factory will continue to operate due to staggered commuting and shift work.
NTT, which employs about 180,000 people in the entire group, is also working from home with the goal of reducing the number of employees who come to work to 50% or less in the general affairs and planning departments, but we are considering whether to take further measures. ..
Starting this month, KDDI has reduced employee seats by 40% at its headquarters in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and will continue to call for work from home even if a second state of emergency is declared.
Working from home is well established in some companies, but it could become even more widespread in the wake of a second state of emergency.