Guest blog: I've seen the benefits of homeworking, but too many are still missing out. By Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC

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Guest blog: I've seen the benefits of homeworking, but too many are still missing out. By Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC

Working in central London I know exactly what a grind daily commuting can be.  I relish the rare chances I get to work from home when I can.  It wouldn’t work for me every day, but when I need to really focus and avoid interruption, there’s no better workspace than my kitchen table.

I’m not the only one. Surveys suggest that there is a huge unmet demand for home working. Millions would like to, but don’t yet have the option. 

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Guest blog: The power of people and technology in an ever-changing work environment - By Steve Byrne, Managing Director, Travel Counsellors

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Guest blog: The power of people and technology in an ever-changing work environment - By Steve Byrne, Managing Director, Travel Counsellors

As a company an integral part of our growth and success has been down to the flexibility and empowerment we give our people in running their own travel franchises from home. Since launching Travel Counsellors over 20 years ago this business concept has seen the company grow to over 1,500 Travel Counsellors agents across seven countries enjoying the benefits of flexible working, for both themselves and their customers.

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Guest blog: Freedom and technology in the workplace - By Andreas Koenig, CEO of TeamViewer

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Guest blog: Freedom and technology in the workplace - By Andreas Koenig, CEO of TeamViewer

The workplace is constantly evolving and so too are the workers. A staggering 81% of 16-24 year-olds think traditional 9-5 office life is no longer relevant in the 21st century. This statistic comes from a survey of over 1,000 UK office workers undertaken by TeamViewer for a new report about the future of of the workplace. With such a high number of the younger generation feeling this way, businesses and employers need to cater to the evolution of work life.

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Guest blog: 7 productivity hacks for homeworkers - By Victoria Binz, freelance digital marketing consultant and co-founder of the Brighton Homeworkers group.

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Guest blog: 7 productivity hacks for homeworkers - By Victoria Binz, freelance digital marketing consultant and co-founder of the Brighton Homeworkers group.

Many studies aim to prove that flexibility is the new productivity when it comes to work. In the case of homeworkers, most people will agree that flexibility doesn’t mean a lack of structure. Key qualities for working from home include independence, resourcefulness, self-motivation, solution finding, resilience and communication. In other words, homeworking is not for the faint-hearted!

Why not give it a try this Friday 20th May for National Work from Home Day? Here are a few productivity hacks from people who work regularly from home.

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Guest blog: A few thoughts on working from home (from a psychologist working from home) - By Dr Thomas L. Webb

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Guest blog: A few thoughts on working from home (from a psychologist working from home) - By Dr Thomas L. Webb

Department of Psychology, The University of Sheffield and Chair of The Institute of Inertia 

Friday 20th May is National Work from Home Day and many office workers will take the opportunity to avoid the commute in favour of working from home (perhaps in their pajamas[1]) and getting some ‘proper’ work done.

The question is will they be any more productive?

Assuming that the time that would otherwise be spent commuting, attending meetings and chatting with colleagues is spent working, then simple reason dictates that working from home means more time spent working and, thus, greater productivity.

But this simple prediction makes a number of assumptions:

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