A new report has highlighted that employees place particular value on professional flexibility, including the option of working from home, it has emerged.

Thousands of Americans have set up their own home-based business in recent years and a number of people who have done so successfully have explained to the Associated Press how they were able to do it.

A new tool developed by telecoms companies Avvenu and Palm could be set to help people who work from home gain access to important information while they are on the move.

Despite the potential for greater workforce productivity, many business bosses in the UK are unclear about how allowing flexible working can be a positive step for their company, it has been revealed.

Employees who have opted for the professional flexibility of working from home need to ensure that they have the kind of technical support they are likely to need, it has been made clear.

Allowing staff to work from home or from anywhere they choose to can be a win-win situation, benefiting both employers and workers, according to one expert.

The North-East Chamber of Commerce (NECC) has come out in support of the Work Wise campaign to see flexible working practices become more widespread.

UK law firms are not fully utilising some the benefits that can be leveraged through home-based workers, it has been suggested.

The UK’s justice minister Harriett Harmen has called for flexible working practices to be more commonly implemented across the country.

With Gordon Brown set to take over as prime minister within the next few weeks the UK has been urged to embrace the kind of technologies that will allow more people to work from home.