The announcement that Yahoo employees would no longer be allowed to work from home was leaked earlier this year in February. Yahoo is following in the steps of Google and Twitter who encourage their employees to work in the office. New initiatives were being started, and CEO Marisa Mayer believed that communication and strong physical community was required. Being able to work from home is popular with working parents, who need flexibility when balancing home and work life, and has proven to increase productivity since employees have freedom with their schedules and work environment. However, the lack of office presence has also lead to decreasing rates of performance- based promotions.
By removing the option of working at home, Yahoo risks alienating its employees andincreasing negative employee behaviour. This new policy is impractical, especially for workers who have long commutes to the office or young children. Employees will be less motivated to be productive as their schedules will have to revolve around work hours, putting personal life second. Employee turnover will rise, as this new organizational behaviour will alter employee loyalty to Yahoo. HR management needs to analyze how this new policy affects worker morale, how it affects job performance and employee willingness to take risks and generate ideas. Yahoo should consider alternative methods to increase employee office presence that will benefit both parties in order to retain satisfied and happy employees.
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