STEPPING UP: The firm has also asked employees to work in split shifts from this week and to halt all but essential overseas business travel from next month

Taipei Times
Date:\ Mar 25, 2020
By: Lisa Wang / Staff reporter

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) has implemented a remote work policy for employees not on production lines in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19, the world’s largest contract chipmaker said yesterday.

This is the first time in the Hsinchu-based company’s history that it has launched a large-scale remote work policy, joining global technology companies, such as Apple Inc and Google, that encourage employees to work from home.

The chipmaker has also asked employees to work in split shifts from this week, it said.

As the number of virus infections continues to climb worldwide, TSMC has urged employees to halt unnecessary overseas business travel by April 12, it added.    [FULL  STORY]