Ten years of a Labour government have brought significant progress in terms of establishing a more flexible workforce around the UK, according to a recent report.

Companies that incorporate flexible working practices, including home-based working, into their operations tend to perform better as a business, according to a new report.

Global telecoms operation BT is to deploy a range of technologies that will give around 1,200 German Unilever employees the chance to work from their own homes, it has been revealed.

Businesses that allow their staff to work from home and at times that suit them on an informal basis have been urged to make their policies toward flexible working more clearly defined.

Home-based workers from a number of countries are becoming increasingly interested in using wireless printing technology, according to new research.

As more and more employees in the UK take advantage of the chance to work from home, a Manchester-based design firm has highlighted the importance of setting up a practical home office.

In the wake of calls from Conservative Party leader David Cameron and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) to extent the prevalence of flexible working habits, a leading recruitment firm boss has suggested that awareness is the key to making this happen.

A new study by ShoreTel has found that mobile working practices are becoming commonplace and has prompted the technology firm to urge businesses to focus on using the right tools to make the most of out-of-office employees.

An office culture established in workplaces around the UK is among the main reasons why not all British businesses are affording their staff a greater degree of flexibility, according to reports.

Companies in the US and Canada are often unclear about the extent to which they could cut their carbon contributions by enabling staff to work from home, according to a recent study.