(NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CASE ANYMORE...)

Yahoo has abolished its work from home policy. What impact will this have on HR?

I am assuming HR will have to focus on employee retention (of employees they do wish to retain as a result of this exercise), they will have to invest in infrastructure to accommodate spill over staff on 'work-from-home' arrangement, they will have to manage employee morale and recruitment will be yet another challenge in the years to come.

While UK is moving towards encouraging women in the fields of Science, Engineering and Technology, this latest announcement will definitely not make it a front-runner for jobs within the IT with sector in the UK. How will it then manage and implement its equality policy? How about work-life balance, especially for women?

What will the gender ratio look like in the months to come?

Jackie Reses, director of human resources at Yahoo sent out this memo and I must say this, she is  either very brave or very stupid. While the company wishes to encourage human interaction and brain-storming and generation of new ideas as people interact in their cafeteria, to say these wouldn't happen in the confines of your home as you chat online with your colleagues needs further investigation.

Read more here:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/careers/job-trends/Yahoo-abolishes-work-at-home-policy/articleshow/18687651.cms?intenttarget=no