The office is being redefined, putting unbearable pressure on employees already juggling work, family and other commitments, especially when prolonged travel is thrown into the mix. But recognising...
Industry experts and commentators are in favour of office working being replaced with more home-working as the best plan for the economy of the future.
UK workers waste 4.6 million hours a day travelling to work, according to recent research, but their bosses are reluctant to allow them to work more flexibly.
Home-workers who prepare Power Point presentations in their PJs can now join a new community proud to be seen in their pyjamas.
Virtual working is still not being adopted successfully by businesses, despite cost and environmental benefits.
The future of flexible working is here, today. David Woods browses through some of the technology already available that makes flexi-working a hard-to-resist reality.
Only 8% of UK businesses trust their employees to work out of the office - despite 42% of workers believing they could do a better job remotely.
Nearly half (47%) of employees who want to work flexibly fear being left isolated, and out of touch with office camaraderie, according to research by BT Business.
Almost two-thirds of staff (62%) would be happier and more productive if they worked from home, but three-quarters are not offered such flexibility.
Job cut fears and the cooling economy are causing workers to shun mobile working, according to a Microsoft Windows Mobile report.
Remote workers are more than twice as likely as their office-bound colleagues to access porn sites using their company laptop, according to new research.
The Governments Labour Force Survey is expected to reveal that 6% of the UK working population telework. The numbers are growing year by year but, asks Laura Wilks, is working from home ever going to...
