• Press Release

NYK’s Response to COVID-19 (4)

NYK has implemented revised work-from-home measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and ensure the safety of company employees.

- Outline of revised work plan
Eligible Employees: Head office and branch office employees
Period: May 25, 2020, to June 14, 2020 (may change according to the situation)

Workstyle:

  1. 1. In offices located in areas under Japan’s State of Emergency (i.e., Tokyo head office, Yokohama branch office)
  • ・If the State of Emergency continues, the company will order all staff to continue to work from home.
    ・If the State of Emergency is lifted, the company will order all staff to shift to the renewed workstyle detailed below, beginning the day after the State of Emergency is lifted.
  1. 2. In offices located in areas where Japan’s State of Emergency has been lifted (i.e., Nagoya, Kansai, Kyushu branch offices)
  • ・The company will order all staff to shift to the renewed workstyle detailed below, beginning May 25, 2020.

Renewed workstyle: Staff may work from home for a maximum five days each week under the following conditions:

  • ・Staff may work at the office only on work that requires them to be at the office.
    ・To prevent the spread of Covid-19, the percentage of staff working at the office should be less than approximately 20% of the total staff.
    ・Staff should avoid rush hours when commuting to the office.

Meetings with customers should occur only if they are determined of be of utmost necessity and importance, when our staff visit customers and when customers visit the NYK office.
Meetings within the company are to be held using online tools as much as possible, avoiding gatherings of many people in one place.

Overseas business trips are prohibited.
Domestic business trips are to be avoided unless they are urgent.

The NYK Group considers prevention of the spread of Covid-19 and the health and safety of the company’s employees to be of utmost importance and will continue to operate vessels safely to ensure the stable transportation of energy, resources, and materials that support people's lives.

The company deeply appreciates the understanding and cooperation of customers and other concerned parties.

The news on this website is as of the date announced and may change without notice.