An employment law expert has suggested that the Government’s plans to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees could help employers manage the abolition of the Default Retirement Age (DRA).

Working from home – and the flexibility that can bring to an individual's lifestyle – can benefit both them and their business, an expert has claimed.

The UK's leading recruitment industry body, The Recruitment and Employment Confederation, (REC) has called for the public sector to embrace flexible working.

A brand new Strategy on Equal Opportunities has been launched by The European Commission for the period to 2014.

According to new research by Orange, increasing number of small and medium-sized businesses will focus on flexible working next year.

Researchers from Durham University have found that workplaces which offer employees a greater degree of flexibility can help to improve their health.

According to a new study, those workers who have the opportunity to take a more flexible approach to their work are far happier.

A worldwide study carried out by Cisco has revealed that physical workspaces are on their way out, to be replaced by working from home.

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has urged social landlords, councils and housing associations to allow their tenants to set up businesses from home and carry out their work at home.

No matter where you live in the world, the desire to work from home seems ever present. A new survey carried out in India by industry body Assocham has revealed that the vast majority of women across the country prefer working part-time or working from home.