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Business representatives in Wales are urging enterprises to turn to "contingency plans" – such as setting up employees to work from home – during the cold snap. The Welsh spokesperson for the Federation of Small Business issued his comments amid concerns that smaller firms are being particularly affected by freezing weather conditions. Read More »

Business bosses are being urged to let staff work from home where possible, rather than forcing them to struggle to the office amid freezing weather and treacherous conditions on the nation's roads. If homeworking is not an option, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), then employees shouldn't lose pay or be forced to use up holiday. Read More »

Despite heavy snow in February this year which brought the London transport system to its knees and left thousands of commuters stranded, many small firms in the UK "have not learnt their lesson" by facilitating homeworking for staff who are unable to make it to the office. That's according to researchers, who discovered that more than half of small businesses admit being unprepared for events that could prevent employees' access to the workplace. Read More »

Hot on the heels of news that search giant Google is taking legal action against web organisations which use its name to promote fraudulent homeworking schemes, it has emerged other top web brands like Dell, Microsoft and Yahoo! are being abused by scammers peddling fake "work from home" packages. Read More »

As snow hits the UK and severe weather warnings are issued for the weeks ahead, remote working specialists are urging employers to facilitate homeworking for their staff, thereby helping to avoid the risk of the cold snap impinging on companies' productivity. Read More »

A Northumberland-based single mother has described how she set out to connect businesses with individuals who want to work from home – and ended up netting herself a handful of celebrity fans. Read More »

Search engine Google has decided to take legal action against web organisations that use its name to promote fraudulent homeworking schemes. Read More »

A new survey of small and medium-sized businesses across the UK and US reveals that the majority believe technology which facilitates homeworking helps to make their staff more productive. Read More »

Home-based entrepreneurs are increasingly using Britain's online shopping boom as an opportunity to make some income from their own web-based retail outlets. Read More »

Officials have a duty to better understand the contribution home-based freelance workers make to the economy, it's claimed. Read More »