Firms dole out Test kits, encourage more work from home and procure loads of medicine as some shut temporarilyBeijing — From e-commerce giant JD.com to cosmetics brand Sephora, companies in China are rushing to minimise the effect of surging Covid-19 infections, doling out Test kits, encouraging more work from home and, in some cases, procuring truckloads of medicine.
“More than half of our staff in the mall and the hotel are positive,” said a senior executive at a firm that manages one of Beijing’s largest retail complexes. JD.com, which is headquartered in Beijing and employs more than 540,000 people, has sent antigen Test kits to its staff and is asking those who are sick to stay home, sources at the company told Reuters.At Sephora China, which has 321 stores in 89 cities on the mainland, each store handles staffing issues in line with their situations, said a LVMH brand spokesperson, who said that staff testing positive will get paid leave and can work from home.
“It’s deeply frustrating. Businesses are having to close due to staff being sick, even though they can legally be open,” said Noah Fraser, Beijing-based MD at the Canada-China Business Council. At Volkswagen, which had its plants in China disrupted by lockdowns this year, production is now stable but the carmaker has reduced office attendance and is asking staff to stay 1.5m apart whenever possible, said a spokesperson.Chinese electric vehiclemaker Nio also said its production is normal, though it is bracing for infections.
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