The number of home workers is at its highest level since record began, according to official statistics. The Office for National Statistics today said 4.2 million of the 30.2m million people working between January and March this year were homeworkers… Read More ›
Technology giant HP is cutting back on home working, according to a leaked memo. In the memo published on website AllThingsD, the company said it aims to “create a more connected workforce and drive greater collaboration and innovation”. It said… Read More ›
Most senior executives do trust their employees to work effectively away from the office. That’s according to YouGov research commissioned by Citrix. It found that 63% of senior executives trust their employees to remain effective when working away from the… Read More ›
Employers need to establish whether workers are socially and psychologically suited to working from home to take full advantage of flexibility benefits. Research by the London School of Economics and Political Science has found that employees who work from home… Read More ›
More than half of the UK’s small businesses are operated from home, according to research by insurer Direct Line for Business. It said there are 2.5 million home business owners, representing 8% of the UK’s total workforce and 52% of… Read More ›
Homeworkers are putting themselves at a disadvantage when it comes to career. That’s according to the London Business School’s professor of organisational behaviour Dan Cable. He was interviewed for BBC Radio Four’s programme The Homeworker, which aired today. Presenter Lucy… Read More ›
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