New residents in housing complexes or apartments have historically faced problems when attempting to establish a fibre broadband connection in their homes, and the problem does not appear to be slowing down.

Between 2012 and 2016, flexi-time has risen by 12.35 per cent; and data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the number of UK workers who have moved into remote-working has increased by nearly a quarter of a million over a decade.

At least 10 million homes across Britain will have access to ultrafast broadband by 2022 if the Conservatives win the General Election, Theresa May has announced.

Workers in France now have the legal right to not check work emails outside their working hours, under changes to employment law in the country.

The idea of flexible working will become more mainstream in 2016, according to a report by global real estate company CBRE. The firm's 2015/2016 Occupier Survey, which polls real estate decision makers at 120 companies around the world, found that flexible working has become a priority area for many companies.

A third of workers would take flexible working opportunities over a three per cent pay rise, a new study has found. Researchers at Investors in People (IiP) asked respondents to choose between two options: a three per cent pay rise, in line with recent UK increases; or a different non-remuneration benefit, such as flexible working, better training or a clearer progression route.

Remote working is becoming increasingly prevalent within UK businesses despite the fact it can increase costs and raises security issues, research has suggested.

Almost a third of businesses in the UK are turning to flexible working as a means of boosting productivity, new research has found.

Working from home actually ends up costing employees money with businesses unwilling to cover the costs of creating a working environment in the home, a survey has found.

Almost one in seven people in the UK now works from home, according to new research.