Almost half of companies allow BYOD, according to report

Companies that have traditionally been nervous about transmitting data outside their IT frameworks are increasingly allowing staff to view business information on personal devices.

Commuter assignments less disruptive than long-term assignments, says KPMG expert

More employees than ever are being expected to live out of suitcases, working abroad in the week and then returning home on weekends, a report by KPMG suggests.

In bed, in the kitchen, in the bathroom (but not for showering): exactly where people work from home

When working from home, UK workers often choose to work in the garden (14%), in bed (13%), while cooking (7%) or in the bathroom (5%), according to a survey by online and remote meetings software...

Two in five employees adopt flexible working regime, to avoid commute

With schools going back this week, it’s business as usual on the roads for UK commuters, but new research commissioned by Regus, suggests many employers are finally freeing staff from the daily...

Staff don't expect mobile connectivity to improve work life balance, Virgin Media Business research shows

Over half of the UK’s mobile workers (54%) think blanket connectivity on the move would significantly shorten their working day, but don’t believe it would improve their work life balance, according...

Eight out of 10 London businesses poised to use teleworking over Olympics fortnight

With the first working week of the London Olympic Games starting today, more than three quarters (80%) of London businesses have said they some form of teleworking to their employees, according to a...

Private sector employers remain slow to put flexible working contingencies in place for Olympic Games, Citrix reports

At the weekend, civil servants in Whitehall began a programme of flexible working that could last for up to seven weeks in order to avoid travel disruption and crowds during the Olympic and Paralympic...

Down with the desk: the emergence of the super-flexible workforce

The office is evolving. In the bad old days of hierarchical structures and cellular offices, people barely interacted. It was rare for an employee to visit even a colleague’s desk, let alone a...

National Work Wise Week: businesses challenged to think smarter about flexible working

This week marks the beginning of the seventh annual National Work Wise Week, building towards National Work From Home Day on Friday, which is challenging UK businesses to think smarter about the way...

Advances in technology and flexible spaces, give rise to the 'anywhere worker'

UK businesses are increasingly driven by ‘anywhere employees’, overcoming the traditional, fixed and office-centric workplace, according to a study of remote working by Siemens Enterprise...

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O2 staff save 2,000 hours of commuting time through one-day flexible working pilot

O2 employees saved 2,000 hours of commuting time during its flexible working pilot when every member of staff at its Slough head office worked from home for one day.

Olympics Special 4/7: Interview with Mark Evers director of Olympic Games transport at TfL

Does the following ring a bell? It’s 7:30am and your head is lodged in someone’s armpit, while someone else’s elbow is digging sharply into your back. You can’t move any of your limbs.