Large businesses are already considering flexible working and homeworking measures during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, new research from Deloitte has revealed.

Leicestershire Council is looking at ways that more residents and businesses could benefit from super-fast broadband speeds.

New research has found that many people feel more productive when working at home, compared to working in an office.

New research has revealed that employees working from home are more productive than their office-based counterparts, despite thoughts to the contrary.

The right to request flexible working will be extended to include parents of all children aged under 18, as of 6 April 2011.

According to new research from Statistics Canada, increasing numbers of workers across the country are taking advantage of flexible working policies to improve their work/life balance.

If ever people needed a reason to work from home, this is it. The snow is forcing many commuters to embrace flexible working or face a hellish journey into the office and it is also raising issues relating to employment law.

Transport minister Norman Baker has urged companies to allow staff to work from home as the cold snap and tube strike cause chaos for commuters.

The government has announced proposals to allow all employees with children under 18 the right to request flexible working from April 2011.

Not only is working from home beneficial to those who do it, it is also making life easier for those still heading into the office each day, as new research reveals that commuter times have fallen thanks to the rise in home working.