noun
free-address office system; hot-desking system
Refers to an office layout where employees do not have fixed desks and can choose where to sit each day. Often part of activity-based working or flexible office strategies.
See also: フリーアドレス
当社ではフリーアドレス制を導入して、社員が自由に席を選べるようにした。
Our company introduced a free-address system so that employees can freely choose their seats.
フリーアドレス制のオフィスでは、個人の固定席がない。
In a free-address office, there are no assigned personal desks.
ホットデスク is a similar concept often used interchangeably, but フリーアドレス制 is more common in Japanese corporate contexts.
Compound of フリーアドレス (from English 'free address') and 制 (system). The term is a wasei-eigo construction used in Japanese business contexts.