Yahoo slammed for banning flexible working arrangements

Yahoo slammed for banning flexible working arrangements

The company claims 'speed and quality' are being sacrificed through flexible working, but the move runs counter to a growing trend towards mobile working across most industries and has sparked negative reaction from O2 and Transport Minister Norman Baker.In a memo sent out by the Yahoo HR director Jackie Reses, which was labelled “PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION – DO NOT FORWARD”, and promptly forwarded to news site All Things D, employees were told:“To become the absolute best place to work, communication and collaboration will be important, so we need to be working side-by-side. That is why it is critical that we are all present in

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