LASSIC Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Head Office: Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture; President and CEO: Koji Wakayama; Securities Code: 574A; hereinafter "LASSIC"), operates the web media platform "Telework and Remote Work Comprehensive Research Institute (Telerimo Soken)", which promotes and supports information on location-independent workstyles. The institute conducted a survey of 1,000 working professionals with telework or remote work experience on "Communication Outside Working Hours During Telework". When asked how they respond to contact from supervisors or team members outside working hours, the most common response was "Check the content and reply outside working hours depending on the situation" at 37.7%. By age group, this response showed the largest gap: 28.7% among those in their 20s versus 41.4% among those in their 40s—a difference of 12.7 percentage points. By work arrangement, the largest difference was seen in "Systems in place to prevent work-related contact outside business hours": 13.5% for full office attendance versus 4.6% for hybrid work, indicating differing approaches to after-hours communication based on work style. Summary The most common response to after-hours communication during telework was "Check the content and reply outside working hours depending on the situation", at 37.7%. By age group, the largest difference was in the same response: 28.7% among those in their 20s versus 41.4% among those in their 40s—a 12.7-point gap. By work arrangement, the largest difference was in "Systems in place to prevent work-related contact outside business hours": 13.5% for full office attendance versus 4.6% for hybrid work—a gap of 8.9 points. Survey Overview Survey Name Telerimo Soken "Survey on After-Hours Work Communication During Telework" Survey Period May 27 – June 2, 2026 Survey Method Online survey Survey Target Men and women aged 20–65 who have experience with telework or remote work Valid Responses n=1,000 Response Breakdown