The right to request flexible working practices, such as the option to work from home, should be extended by the government.

Finding a job which allows them to work from home could help mothers who are struggling with childcare costs.

The variety of people who work from home is “fundamentally misunderstood” in a number of areas, according to architect Dr Frances Holliss from London Metropolitan University.

Businesses and individuals can benefit from allowing employees to work from home on either a permanent or temporary basis.

Recent research has found that the vast majority of new mothers and women are keen to work from home.

Working from home has proven to be a successful project for one US-based man, who left his full-time job to set up on his own.

Employees appear to be happier and healthier when they are given the opportunity to work from home.

The pressure to facilitate homeworking is being felt by an increasing number of businesses in the UK.

Homeworkers living in rural areas of the UK are likely to benefit from plans for a major government investment in broadband.

Tesco is planning to create a number of jobs for people who want to work from home.