Hanwha Group, 70% of All Employees Work from Home... 3-Step Preemptive Response Ahead of Chuseok

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Soyeon] Hanwha Group is proactively implementing social distancing level 3 response guidelines.

On the 1st, Hanwha Group announced that it has decided to implement social distancing level 3 response guidelines to proactively respond to the recent resurgence of COVID-19 and plans to operate them immediately from this day.

First, Hanwha will have all employees across all group affiliates, except essential personnel, work from home on a rotating basis. Accordingly, 70% of the group’s domestic employees will participate in remote work.

Although there are some differences depending on the industry and company, most of the workforce will be switched to remote work to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Essential personnel vary by company but refer to the number of staff required for normal operations at sites such as factories, construction sites, business offices, and workplaces, while office workers are limited to those necessary for business operations.

Employees who are essential personnel or who come to work under the rotating remote work system will also follow strengthened quarantine guidelines. First, the existing flexible work system will be expanded in various ways, such as early arrival and early departure systems. Temperature checks are mandatory before entry, and in offices, seating will be arranged with a principle of fewer than 10 people working together, using spacing between seats or transparent partitions or dividers.

When using the company cafeteria, single-row seating and partitions will be used, and conversations during meals are prohibited. Education and meetings will be minimized, actively utilizing alternatives such as video conferences. Work-related gatherings and domestic or international business trips are prohibited, and disinfection will be conducted regularly in the work environment.

A Hanwha Group official said, "This proactive response reflects our willingness to actively cooperate with the government and quarantine authorities who are striving to prevent the spread of COVID-19," adding, "The group’s internal judgment that intensive quarantine activities are necessary with just over a month left until the upcoming Chuseok holiday also played an important role."

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