Changes to Work Arrangements and Business Continuity Measures in Response to COVID-19
First written in FY2021-Q1. . Latest entry: FY2022.
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- FY2022Continuation and expansion of infection-control measuresAnnual report
「We are taking measures as necessary, including further expanding telework, implementing shift-based work and staggered working hours, and shortening working hours, while working to maintain and improve delivery operations and services for customers.」
To prevent the spread of infection and maintain business continuity, the company continues to combine telework, shift-based work, staggered working hours and shortened working hours as necessary. - FY2021-Q3Work arrangements targeting approximately 50% office attendance in response to the state of emergencyAnnual report
「From 8 January 2021, following the government’s declaration of a state of emergency for certain regions, we moved to work arrangements combining working from home and shift-based work so that office attendance in each division would be approximately 50% for all officers and employees of the corporate group working at offices in the affected regions, while maintaining the working hours described above.」
Following the declaration of a state of emergency, the company moved to arrangements targeting approximately 50% office attendance in each division by combining working from home and shift-based work while maintaining shortened working hours. - FY2021-Q2Review of work arrangementsAnnual report
「In light of the recent COVID-19 situation, from 1 October 2020 we continued shortened working hours from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., but discontinued working from home and shift-based work and returned to the previous arrangement of working at the office.」
From 1 October 2020, shortened working hours from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. continued, while the company discontinued working from home and shift-based work and moved to office-based work. - FY2021-Q1First statedAnnual report
「In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, and to prevent the spread of infection and maintain systems for business continuity, we required all officers and employees of the corporate group to work primarily from home in accordance with instructions from national and local governments. In the sales divisions, shift-based work was required in addition to sales activities centered on teleworking, while in the administrative divisions, shift-based work was required so that the functions of major business locations could be maintained with only the minimum necessary employees. Following the lifting of the state of emergency declared by local governments, from 1 July 2020 we changed from work arrangements primarily based on working from home and shift-based work, which avoided attendance at offices, to regular work arrangements involving attendance at offices with working hours shortened to 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. However, in response to the renewed spread of COVID-19, from 1 August 2020 and for the time being, we have required each division to implement shift-based work so that officers and employees attend the office approximately half of the week during the 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. working period.」
The company introduced and changed work arrangements combining working from home, teleworking, shift-based work, shortened working hours and restrictions on office attendance to approximately half the week in order to prevent the spread of infection and maintain business continuity.