SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In its latest efforts to fight the new coronavirus, South Korea on Thursday introduced a flexible working scheme, including flexible working hours and remote working, for public servants. Under the guidelines, public servants across the country are expected to take turns working remotely, either at home or at so-called [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The ongoing coronavirus epidemic is forcing conglomerates to allow employees to work at home over an extended period. While it began as means to prevent the coronavirus, companies are using the occasion as a chance to test digital transformation, one of the leading concepts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies are adopting remote working systems to help insulate their employees from the new coronavirus outbreak and contain its spread. Employees at companies that carry out telecommuting are welcoming the remote work in terms of reduced infection anxiety and childcare burden, but employees in jobs that cannot [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — More South Korean companies are adopting remote working systems to help insulate their employees from COVID-19 and contain its spread, industry insiders said Thursday. At 1,500, South Korea has the second-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases after China. With the number of infections rising rapidly in a week, South [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial authorities said Wednesday that financial companies can allow their ordinary employees to work from home during emergencies amid the spread of the new coronavirus. The Financial Services Commission informed the financial companies of its decision earlier this month. The move is designed to ensure financial services [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean companies said Tuesday they have allowed their employees to work from home as a precautionary measure as the novel coronavirus is spreading quickly across the country. South Korea has so far reported 977 confirmed cases, with most cases occurring in the southeastern city of Daegu and [...]