Tokyo Metropolitan Government Calls Companies to Cooperate 4 Days a Week by Telework

Tokyo Metropolitan Government employees call for cooperation with companies by telework 4 days a week March 5 12:13

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is working on telework, where employees work from home, etc., about four days a week. The city is also calling on companies to increase their momentum to help alleviate congestion during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government, in principle, excluding the work at the counter, of all 10,000 employees working in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, all work on staggered work and telework on a four-day basis.

Of these, nine people in charge of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics met on the morning of the 5th, using a videoconferencing system from home and other places.

The city is calling on companies to cooperate, saying that raising the momentum of teleworking and the like will also alleviate congestion during the Games.

Yuichi Matsumoto, Transportation Manager of the Tokyo Metropolitan Olympic and Paralympic Games Preparatory Bureau, who conducted the telework, said, "I want to convey the experience of the city to companies and expand the scope of our efforts."