Millions of British employees have backed the environmentally-friendly arguments for increasing the prevalence of home-based working, according to a recent study.

The growing numbers of people in the UK who do their jobs from home want to work for a boss who leads rather than micromanages, it has been suggested.

Many of the UK’s business bosses have not yet fully adjusted to having a home-based workforce, a new report has suggested.

A bill containing plans for a national flexible working strategy has been presented to parliament in New Zealand and could soon see many thousands of people gain the right to work from home.

IT professionals in the US are increasingly turning to teleworking as opportunities to do so become available, according to recent research.

Small companies can boost their recruitment efforts by implementing flexible working practices, such as home-based working, according to one expert from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

A new pilot scheme in the Canadian city of Cambridge is aiming to reduce the number of cars on the roads by encouraging local government employees to work from home, according to reports.

Some of the latest IT and communications technology is becoming increasingly popular as businesses around the country look to leverage the benefits of having home-based workers, according to a new report.

The business mobility sector has become the most dynamic in the IT and communications industry in response to growing demand for flexible working, one expert has asserted.

Men and women in the UK are not being treated equally when it comes to working under flexible circumstances, such as operating from a home-based office, according to a new report.