Flexible employment options, such as the chance to work from home, are being denied to many thousands of mothers around the UK, a new report has suggested.

Britons aged between 18 and 34 are among the most likely to want the opportunity to work outside their traditional office space, according to a recent study.

A recent survey carried out by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has suggested that businesses around the country are backing the growing trend towards having a home-based workforce.

Companies in the north-east of England have been urged to introduce more flexible working practices in order to compete more effectively with rival firms around the world, according to reports.

Being able to spend more time with your family is the biggest single perk associated with working from home, according to one expert on the subject.

Trends towards homeworking within businesses around the world have been boosted considerably by the continuing advance of communications technology, it has been suggested.

A man diagnosed with multiple sclerosis has been able to maintain the business he helped to found by working from home, according to reports.

The contact centre has not yet begun to tap in to the potential operational benefits of using home-based staff, one expert has asserted.

Mothers who are looking to re-enter the workplace or who are already there ought to be given the flexible working options that could make their life easier, it has been suggested.

The UK arm of the worldwide telecoms company Orange has launched a new range of technology designed for use by Britain’s home-based workers, according to reports.