More than 260 jobs are to be created across the North East after companies were encouraged to invest in a new scheme which allows employees to work from home.

The government's new plans to introduce legislation requiring companies to offer flexible working to all of their employees has been welcomed.

People working at home may be interested to hear that a new device allowing them to share and stream content for different computers at home, has been launched onto the market.

New research has shown that, although more and more people are working from home, the home office has been bypassed in favour of the garden bench.

A new Government plan has been launched to get everyone of working age in the UK online by 2015.

According to new research by Screwfix, the huge increase in the number of those working at home, coupled with lower construction costs and fewer planning restrictions, has seen garden offices replace traditional home extensions.

A new study has revealed that less family-friendly policies at work have led to many working women quitting their jobs after they become mothers.

Working at home has become far more feasible now that accessing the internet across the UK has become easier and faster.

Business owners in North Wales are being urged to find more ways to allow their employees to work from home.