Microsoft Spain: "flexible working is part of our company culture"

GALLERY. Microsoft has today staged its flexible work policy, and has done so in Madrid, on the occasion of the day of the Home Office.

Only 13.2% of Spanish companies has implemented a policy of flexible work. Microsoft Spain is one of them. Taking advantage of the celebration of the day of the Home Office, the company has shown the benefits of this strategy that works for 10 years.

The Central Nuevos Ministerios metro station Esplanade has welcomed during the morning part of the template of Microsoft Spain. A facility with sofas and umbrellas to protect themselves from the hot day has accommodated to the employees of the company.

The most curious people who approached to ask about what is celebrating just they have disturbed the concentration of workers who answered emails, made conference calls and there same team meetings. The Spanish division of software giant has sought to demonstrate that you can work from anywhere.

Microsoft has introduced its model of flexible working from a decade ago. "Every employee knows what are the results that must be getting and how we get so decides the employee", says the head of human resources, Blanca Gomez.

Flexible work is the opposite of a culture's presence. Microsoft wants employees to choose the optimum place to perform each task. "For work requiring concentration can you go to the library or do it from home," says Gomez, "the Office, our meeting place we have to work with others".

The essence lies in not putting barriers of any kind.Anyone who wants to go on a daily basis to the Office, you can do it. You won't have that objections will not pass in a month.

"The vast majority choose a hybrid system," says Gomez.

For employees who have worked today from the central Madrid square, flexibility means freedom and productivity. Silicon News explained "the good vibes" that exists between them due to this method of work. "You can go to find the kids to school and getting in the best way," indicates one of them.

To the question of whether so much freedom can become against of the company in terms of productivity, the head of HR is emphatic. "They do not abuse because they appreciate it," he says.

The secret, says, is not radicalize positions. "Flexible working is part of our corporate culture," he concludes.

The largest shareholder of Sony increases its share in the company

The plan of the billionaire Daniel Loeb passes through influence, through its new investment, the Board of Directors to execute the turnaround for Sony Electronics.

The billionaire Daniel Loeb, principal shareholder of Sony, it has expanded its participation in the company, which already owned a 9.4% share.

The shareholder had up to now with a Fund of titles of 6.5% , which amounted to $ 1.1 billion.

With this new investment, Loeb is bring forward a restructuring plan in the company to mislead the refloating of the electronics division through the fragmentation of entertainment and insurance lines.

According to information from Bloomberg, Loeb has expressed in a letter that "taking into account my large participation, I reiterate the offer of spinoff to the Board of Directors of Sony".

The central key of the proposal for the investor is to make public between 15% and 20% of the values of Sony Entertainment, which could thrive independently with support from the parent company, while this capital increase could be used to revitalize Sony Electronics.

Loeb holds that a partial spin-off of Sony Entertainment would also elevate the stock price of the firm by 60%.

For his part, Kazuo Hirai, CEO of Sony, recently confirmed in a Press Conference that the company could assess the proposal of the shareholder.

Sony is struggling to resist a strong competition, particularly from Apple and Samsung, and need to reinvent itself to attract new investors.

The manufacturer maintains its strategy of reviving the business of consumption on cameras, mobile phones and games to PlayStation devices. Without going any further, last week unveiled its Playstation 4 clear movement challenge to rival Microsoft.