Many firms continue to push teleworking after emergency state lifted

Major companies such as Hitachi Ltd. and NEC Corp. said Tuesday they will continue to push work-from-home arrangements even though the state of emergency over the new coronavirus pandemic was called off the previous day.Hitachi said around 70 percent of its employees on average have been working from home to reduce the risk of infection and curb the spread of the virus after the state of emergency was declared in April, and it will continue promoting teleworking to ensure business continuity in case a second wave of infections occurs.Related coverage:READ FULL ARTICLE