Square Enix has announced major changes to its workplace policies to allow developers to work from home permanently, starting on December 1.In a news release, the Final Fantasy publisher said it is adopting this new policy not only to help keep developers healthy during the COVID-19 crisis, but also to increase efficiency and morale.”Rather than utilizing work from home solely as a means of preventing infections during the current pandemic, the company will establish it as a permanent and core program among the working styles it accommodates,” Square Enix said. “In so doing, the company hopes not only to create a flexible and diverse working environment, but also to further bolster productivity and help employees achieve the optimal work-life balance.”Square Enix also said this new permanent work-from-home option will allow the company to recruit from a more diverse talent pool, while it will also help the company create a structure for any other “expected developments,” such as disasters, that might occur in the future. “By adopting a new style of working for a new world, the company will enable employees to unleash even greater creativity as it continues to provide its customers around the world with content and services that…