JR Tokai has extended the "temporary leave" that is being implemented this month to temporarily take employees off until the end of next month, saying that railway users are expected to decline due to the impact of the new coronavirus and the amount of work is expected to continue to decrease. I announced that.
From the 1st of this month, JR Central has been holding a temporary leave for 200 employees per day for Shinkansen crew members, station staff, and employees who repair vehicles.
As the infection with the new coronavirus continues, the amount of work is expected to continue to decrease, and we have decided to extend the temporary leave until the end of next month because it is necessary to take measures to prevent infection of employees.
The target audience is about 9,700 people, including Shinkansen crew members and station staff, and the scale of 200 people per day has not changed, and the salaries of employees who have taken a temporary leave will be paid without reduction.
In addition, the number of Tokaido Shinkansen trains operated next month will be reduced by an average of 22 trains per day from the original plan.
JR Tokai has been taking a temporary leave from January 25th to the end of June, and the effects of the new coronavirus have been prolonged.