Square Enix revealed in a recent press release that starting from December 1st, they’ll allow their employees to work from home permanently. They expect approximately 80% of their team to be home-based, which means working an average of at least 3 days per week from home. On the other hand, office-based roles will depend on the work required, with the employee working an average of at least 3 days per week from the office.
Rather than utilizing work from home solely as a means of preventing infections during the current pandemic, the Company will establish it as a permanent and core program among the working styles it accommodates. In so doing, the Company hopes not only to create a flexible and diverse working environment, but also to further bolster productivity and help employees achieve the optimal work-life balance.
The Company had for some time been exploring options for enabling greater flexibility in working styles when the COVID-19 outbreak occurred. In response, the Company implemented a series of measures starting in February 2020 that included enabling work from home, staggered working hours, and online conferencing.
“Following a sustained period with these measures in place, the Company conducted a survey in June that demonstrated that roughly 80% of employees had a positive view of work from home.
The Company also carefully considered a wide range of opinions from businesses as diverse as games, publication, and music regarding the practicality of work from home. This program was finalized based on those considerations.”
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has had its fair share of game delays and development issues. It forced many studios to implement working from home; however, not many adapted to it quickly. One good example is Cyberpunk 2077, which was, and still is, the most anticipated release of 2020, but sadly it got delayed a few times. Now, it’s finally going to release on December 10th, with no delays.
