Employees of Daiwa House to telework during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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From July 24 to August 9 2020 (during the Tokyo Olympics), Daiwa House Industry announced that approximately 3 thousand employees (※1) working at the Tokyo head office and Joto branch will work from home or satellite offices.
During the Olympics, the Tokyo head office (located in Chiyoda ward) and the Joto branch (located in Edogawa ward) will, in principle, be closed, and flexible working styles will be implemented, with focus on telecommuting, using satellite offices and in-house facilities outside Tokyo’s 23 wards.
In prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa in Greater Tokyo Area, where some of the sports are held, the company is also considering teleworking and staggered work hours.
In addition, as part of cooperation for traffic demand management (TDM) promotion, in areas where there are concerns about the impact of traffic restrictions or congestion, temporary suspension of construction sites, shortening of work hours, and adjustment of materials delivery will also be implemented.
In addition, employees will be able to take a “workation” (※2) and work from the DAIWA ROYAL HOTEL. There are 27 resort hotels nationwide operated by Daiwa House Group’s Daiwa Resort Co Ltd.
While Wakayama prefecture, located in the southern part of Honshu island, is known as a pioneer of “workation” practices in Japan, 20 employees at Daiwa House group will stay at Hotel&Resorts WAKAYAMA-MINABE for work.
The company is also taking part in the “Winter Smooth Biz: Let’s try it!” event (period: January 14 to January 31 2020) promoted by Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
All employees at the Tokyo head office will telework at least one day during the event so as to prepare for “Super Telework in the Summer of 2020”.
(※1) Some employees are exempt from participating to address customer inquiries and emergencies.
(※2) Working at remote locations including vacation time.
Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/01/09/daiwa/