Merpay Inc., the smartphone payment settlement service company affiliated with online flea market Mercari Inc., will introduce on a trial basis this summer a system that allows employees to work wherever they want -- including resort spots or overseas.
Merpay will also subsidize up to 200,000 yen for moving and accommodation expenses to the remote workplace.
Amid the spread of telecommuting, the company is looking for new workstyles that do not bound an employee to a specific location.
The test program aims to examine how the workplace affects employee productivity and job satisfaction. If positive effects are proven, the company will consider expanding the system.
The company will internally screen employees to choose several to participate in the test program. Each will be allowed to work in a place other than the company or their home for up to three weeks.
They can choose to work at a domestic resort such as those in Okinawa Prefecture or an overseas location, although it might be difficult to travel abroad at the moment.
Merpay has ordered all employees in principle to work at home since mid-February. By utilizing videoconferencing and other systems, it said it has seen no change in its business operations.
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