The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has called on the British government and businesses around the country to respond to the needs of their staff and create new ways of working.

HSBC, which is among the largest banking groups in the world, has revealed plans to enable thousands of its London-based employees to operate from their own homes.

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.

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).