HP follows Yahoo to limit employee's Home Office

According to AllThingsD, a technology blogger, Hewlett-Packard seems to be using Yahoo CEO Marissa (Marissa Mayer), which has quietly begun implementing a policy requiring employees to work in the office. HP's move is not as contentious as Yahoo's earlier this year, requiring no more stringent requirements. HP executives tell employees that if they can work in an office, they should work in an office. The company's question-and-answer paper to some of its employees shows that the new policy is aimed at promoting cultural shifts, "helping to forge a more cohesive workforce and further promote collaboration and innovation". HP also said, "in this crucial turnaround period, HP needs all hands in place." We acknowledge that in the past, specific employees were required to work from home for a variety of reasons. And now we need to build a better culture of participation and collaboration, and the more employees we work in the office, the better the company will become. "The move was seen as part of a wide-ranging reform effort sought by Hewlett-Packard CEO Whitman Meg Whitman. She will attend an analyst meeting tomorrow to announce the latest developments in the company's turnaround operations. Strictly speaking, the company is not entirely barred from home office, according to an insider. Instead, the rules are tightening, and employees who want to work from home will need to apply to a higher level of leadership. The details are said to have yet to be finalised, and it is unclear when the policy will be announced to all staff and whether it is geared towards all staff. "HP has focused on creating attractive workplaces and encouraging effective collaborative work over the past few years," a spokesman for HP said. Our investment in the office building and IT infrastructure allows the company to accommodate more employees now, as well as new ways of working that we believe will further advance HP's business strategy and objectives. Resilience will continue to be a core principle of HP. "It is not clear how many of the company's employees will be affected by the change in the policy, and it does not disclose the number of people working at home." Hewlett-Packard's last data show that its global workforce is over 331,000, although it has cut 29,000 people by the end of the 2013 fiscal year later this month. The resistance to HP's implementation of the policy is that its offices do not have enough room to accommodate all its employees. As many as 80,000 or more employees work from home, partly because there are not enough desks in the company's offices, according to people familiar with the matter. In some cases, employees who need to work from home now need to apply. It is unclear how HP will approve it, but it has been revealed that the focus is on commuting distances, where employees who are more than 1 hours away from the nearest HP office may be able to continue working from home. HP also says it has been trying to improve its office facilities. A HP spokeswoman sent the media a list of the company's improvements and changes to the office over the past year to enhance office collaboration. The company has added more than 1000 meeting rooms with new conference technology, gyms and cafesImproved, shared space for new paint layers, and office cleaning schedules became tighter. HP also opened new modern buildings in Sunnyvale, California, Ojima Island, Japan, and will also open more such offices in Singapore, Beijing and Galway. Translator: Lebang