Faculty and staff members

President Kazuhiko Terashima

【Faculty and Staff】 Workplace measures against COVID-19 infection

　 Toyohashi University of Technology , we have been implementing "improvement of an environment that makes it easy to take a rest", "improvement of staggered commuting", "encouragement of working from home", etc. as measures against infectious diseases caused by the new coronavirus. Following the start of vaccination for infectious diseases Regarding employment measures for measures against covid-19 (August 6, 2020), we will notify you that we will handle a part of the measures to "exempt employees from their duty of duty when receiving vaccinations".
(Added and updated parts are underlined)

Record

1. Special leave (a kind of paid leave different from annual paid leaves, full-time and part-time faculty and staff )
   ・ When it is unavoidable for the staff or their relatives living together to not work due to cold symptoms such as fever
   ・ If you are suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus infection
   (Including cases where the quarantine law is subject to)
   ・ When a person becomes close-contacted with person infected with COVID-19 or is so suspected
   (including cooperation based on the Infectious Diseases Control Law)
   ・ Waiting at home after going on a business trip to a trendy area
   ・ When it is necessary for custody (*2) of the child (*1) due to temporary closure (excluding days originally closed, such as spring break)
   *1 In principle, children attending elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, compulsory education schools, special needs schools, after-school children's clubs, kindergartens, daycare centers, accredited children's kindergartens, etc.
   *2 Grandparents, relatives are also eligible if they are taking care of children
2. Sick leave (full-time faculty and staff)
   ・ In case of contracting the new coronavirus
   * Special leave is applied to the extent possible for part-time faculty and staff.
3. Exemption from duties of your work (when the exemption is applied, the period is paid. This is applicable to full-time and part-time faculty and staff members)
   ・ When receiving vaccinations related to the new coronavirus infection
   (Including round-trip time required to receive vaccination)
   ・ When it is necessary to recuperate due to symptoms that are recognized to be highly related to vaccinations related to the novel coronavirus infection
   (Includes fever, headache, malaise, etc. as a side reaction, as well as symptoms of injury or disease)
   ・ When receiving an antibody test performed to grasp the status of antibody retention related to the novel coronavirus infection
4. About staggered commuting (change of working hours) (applies to full-time and part-time faculty and staff)
   Staff using public transportation
   ・ Staff who need to take care of children attending elementary and junior high schools, etc. due to temporary closure
   ・ Pregnant female faculty and staff and faculty members with basic diseases
5. Telecommuting (telework, etc.) (applicable to full-time and part-time faculty and staff)
   ・ When it is necessary to take care of children attending elementary and junior high schools due to temporary closure
   ・ Stay at home when infection is singed (including symptoms of a cold, waiting at home from epidemic areas, etc.)
   ・ When family members have symptoms of cold such as fever
   ・ When the head of the department or the office (supervisor) recognizes that it is necessary to prevent the spread of infection
   ・ Pregnant female faculty and staff and faculty members with basic diseases
6. Consideration for pregnant female faculty members and faculty members with basic diseases
   For pregnant female faculty members and faculty members with basic diseases, please actively use telecommuting, staggered work, etc.
7. other
   The head of the department or office Chair ， Director And each Director (e.g.), we ask that you continue to give consideration to creating an environment that makes it easy to take paid leave from the perspective of preventing infection and spreading of infection.
   In addition, if you are a positive person or a rich contact person of the new coronavirus, you will not be subject to disadvantageous treatment or discrimination.