Even Royalty needs to take it easy every so often and it looks like the Queen is doing just that and working from home for the next few weeks.

Yahoo has issued a ban on “remote working”, effectively stopping its staff from working from home.

There has been an increase in the numbers of people working from home as the economy has changed over the past few years.

Homeworkers are benefiting from a social boost through online communities, it has been noted.

Employers might be interested to learn that individuals who work from home tend to put in more hours than their office counterparts.

Allowing employees to work from home could help to boost productivity and allow them to avoid the distractions around in the office.

Research has suggested that the majority of people working from home are older, with analysis suggesting that the over-55 age group are most likely to do so.

Working from home is becoming so popular that it appears some property developers have started to incorporate the idea into their property designs.

People who work from home are set to contribute around £8 billion to the UK economy this year, according to recent research.