An employment law expert has suggested that the Government’s plans to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees could help employers manage the abolition of the Default Retirement Age (DRA).

Working from home – and the flexibility that can bring to an individual's lifestyle – can benefit both them and their business, an expert has claimed.

According to a new report from research institute Demos, inflexible jobs and working hours are causing parents to become 'increasingly distant' from their offspring.

An expert has claimed that those individuals who work from home are setting a great example to their offspring.

The UK's leading recruitment industry body, The Recruitment and Employment Confederation, (REC) has called for the public sector to embrace flexible working.