Electronics Industry Cautiously Lifts 'TK Visiting Staff Quarantine'

Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, SK Hynix, etc.
Maximum 14-day Work-from-Home Order Lifted
Business Trip Restriction Guidelines Still in Effect

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] As the domestic novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) situation shows signs of stabilization, the electronics industry is lifting the 'work-from-home' measures for employees who visited the special disaster areas of Daegu and some parts of Gyeongbuk.

According to the industry on the 24th, Samsung Electronics recently lifted the '7-day work-from-home' measure applied to employees who visited the special disaster areas of Daegu, Gyeongsan, Cheongdo, and Bonghwa. This decision was made considering that the number of local infections in the country remains in single digits and the number of confirmed cases in Daegu and Gyeongbuk has significantly decreased.

Earlier, companies recommended refraining from business trips and visits due to the spread of COVID-19 in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions in February this year, and established a policy requiring employees who inevitably visited these areas to stay at home for a certain period.

SK Hynix also lifted the 14-day work-from-home measure this week for employees who visited Daegu and some parts of Gyeongbuk. Although SK Hynix did not suffer direct damage to its production facilities, in February, it conducted emergency disinfection after being notified that a new employee attending training at the University (SKHU) in the Icheon plant was a close contact of a confirmed COVID-19 case.

LG Electronics also lifted the 14-day work-from-home measure for visitors to Daegu, Cheongdo, and Gyeongsan on the 10th.

However, these companies decided to maintain the guideline to refrain from business trips to special disaster areas such as Daegu for the time being, considering recent community infection cases in Andong and Yecheon in Gyeongbuk and the extension of the social distancing period until the 5th of next month.

An SK Hynix official explained, "Although the work-from-home measure for visitors to Daegu and some parts of Gyeongbuk has been lifted, the recommendation to refrain from visiting those areas is maintained due to the extension of social distancing."

Samsung Electronics also maintains the guideline to refrain from visits and business trips to some parts of Daegu and Gyeongbuk, and if visits or trips are unavoidable, employees must report to their department heads and undergo health checks such as temperature measurement at the in-house hospital before coming to work.

An industry official said, "Although the domestic COVID-19 situation is improving, there is a possibility that the number of infections may increase again. In that case, guidelines related to business trips and visits to the affected areas may be strengthened again."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.