A new survey of small business bosses in the UK has discovered there is a good deal of enthusiasm for flexible working practices, such as allowing employees to operate from home.

As an increasing number of people decide to operate from home as a way to improve their work-life balance, one expert has moved to highlight the importance of ensuring the safety of the residential workspace.

A new tool designed to enable people to establish their own online business and to run it from their own homes is set to be launched later this month.

Millions of working fathers are keen to spend more time at home with their children and would welcome the flexibility that would allow them to do so, according to a new study from the US.

For many employees in the UK flexible working can be more of a necessity than an advantage, according to Peter Connor from the North West Working Group.

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.

Businesses in the UK ought to incorporate flexible working policies into their ongoing recruitment strategies, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

The teleworking boom being seen in Britain as companies across the country aim to leverage the benefits of having a flexible workforce is presenting business opportunities for a number of technology innovators, 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.

UK IT departments must become more flexible if British companies are to meet the demands of the 21st century business environment, one expert has made clear.