The coronavirus emergency does not stop businesses and the watchword for employees is smart working . In companies it is believed that "work must go on", safeguarding and protecting the health of "people who are the priority". All the precautionary measures have been implemented in the buildings of large companies, informing employees of the "behavioral rules" to be adopted.
In the CityLife stores in Milan, the area where the Allianz, Generali and Pwc towers are also located, the number of customers is lower than the daily average, also thanks to the choice of many to work from home. In the square in front of the shopping center, every now and then you can see a few moms who shaking hands with their son quickly cross the street. The activity of riders who work with local businesses in the area for home deliveries has also been reduced. And a sign that Monday is different is also seen in the large park under the towers where, despite the spring weather, the benches remain empty at lunchtime.
In the Generali tower, the presence of employees is slightly below average, with many who accepted the invitation to adopt smart working. A task force has been set up that is monitoring the evolution of the situation. At the entrance of the tower, the possibility of measuring body temperature was offered. It is some employees who comment on the day with a "presence similar to that of a normal long bridge Friday". Similar situation also in the Allianz tower where 50% of the 2,600 decided to work from home. I closed the bar on the 23rd floor, the canteens and the gym.
At Axa's Milan office, 85% of the 900 employees chose agile work. In the buildings of the Milanese city there are various orientations with the Credit Suisse offices almost empty and those of Mediobanca with all the staff present. In Unicredit, where smart working has already been a reality for several years, employees were advised to work from home. To limit the risks of contagion, Eni has decided to limit the travel of staff in Italy and abroad. Agile work, on the other hand, for a thousand Snam employees in the regions of Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto. The company stresses that "people's health and safety is a priority". Similar situation for Aon, the first group in Italy for risk and human resources consultancy. Smart working has also been adopted for 74 Saipem employees, residents or domiciles in the municipalities affected by the infection. Among the thousands of employees who work from home is Mariangela, employee of a large Milanese company. With the alarm for the coronavirus, "smart working - he says - allows me to work serenely from home and without risk". The worker, enrolled in the CISL, married and the mother of a boy, believes that the companies have made a "right decision - he adds - that goes to meet the workers. The only thing I miss is contact with work colleagues".
