Yahoo eliminates commuting means and transportation expenses to work anywhere in the country

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　Yahoo announced on January 12 that it will introduce a new personnel system, which eliminates restrictions on residence and transportation expenses. Employees can work from anywhere in Japan and can commute by means of transportation. In addition to regular employees, about 8,000 people, including contract employees and part -time employees, are eligible. The company aims to increase employees' satisfaction and hire human resources that are not affected by the place of residence. [Image] The list of newly introduced systems to be introduced, stipulates that the place of residence can be used as an instruction to come to work by 11:00 am. The transportation expenses were "6,500 yen one way / day, 150,000 yen / month", but the new system eliminates all of these. The use of limited express trains and airplanes that had not been recognized in the past will be lifted, and each employee will be able to select the desired means of transportation. Increase the allowance for improving the environment for working from home by 1000 yen, provide an allowance of 10,000 yen per month in addition to the communication cost subsidy of 5,000 yen, and also assists the food and beverage expenses of employees to 5,000 yen per month. In 2014, the company introduced a remote work system, where you can freely select a place to work. In 20 years, the restriction of "up to five times a month" was lifted with the spread of the new colon virus. As a result, in the internal survey, 80 % of employees answered that they were "satisfied with the work environment assuming online." We decided to introduce a new system. According to the company, 90 % of employees are engaged in remote work (as of January 2012). The company said, "In order to provide useful services to users, each employee will be more productive and creative by choosing an environment and location for each employee to maximize their performance. We will proceed with the initiative. " Regarding the way IT companies work, PayPay, Mercari, LINE, GMO Pepabo, etc. have already abolished their work limits.

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