FUJITSU EMBRACES TELEWORKING富士通 働き方を見直し

Fujitsu is embracing the new normal for working conditions in Japan prompted by the pandemic.
The tech firm says "work from home" will become standard practice for about 80,000 domestic employees.
Fujitsu will also stop the practice of job transfers that can result in employees living away from their family.
The changes will go into effect later this month.
The company says it will no longer give out allowances for commuter passes.
Instead, employees will receive about 46 dollars a month to set up a remote work environment.
The new policies do not apply to factory employees.
Fujitsu plans to slash office space in Japan by half over the next three years.
It will also increase its satellite offices throughout the country.
Corporate Executive Officer Hiramatsu Hiroki says the company wants to implement a way of working that doesn't burden the lives of employees.

◆embracing   取り入れる、採用する     

◆job transfers     転勤   　

◆go into effect    効力を持つ、実施される    

◆allowance     手当 

◆slash   コストや予算などを）大幅に削減する、大なたを振るう    

◆satellite office     出張所    　

Daily Vocabulary(2020/07/29）

25716.malaise(特定の病気ではなく)何となく気分がすぐれないこと，不快(感), 不調）a general problem that is difficult to describe in an exact way /a general feeling that you are slightly ill or not happy in your life 

He complained of depression, headaches and malaise.

25717.quarantine(伝染病予防のために)隔離する、検疫する）If a person or animal is in quarantine, they are being kept separate from other people or animals for a set period of time, usually because they have or may have a disease. 

The monkeys were kept in quarantine for 31 days.

25718.mark(採点する） 

I have to mark my student's essays today.

25719.nod off(眠り込む、眠る） to begin to sleep, usually when you do not intend to and are sitting somewhere 

You were nodding off during class.

25720.skip(さぼる）  informal to not do something that you usually do or that you should do  

Let's skip the meeting and go to the beach!

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