Latest research reveals that 7.5 million of us now work for our employer from home. The research also highlights the benefits of flexible home working with both staff and employers seeing the positive side. For employers, this includes increased staff morale and retention, saving valuable money on office space as well as avoiding absenteeism in circumstances like severe weather. More than half of Mums also say they’d like to work from home, possibly to avoid costs such as childcare which now stand at over £8,500 a year, the daily commute and associated travel expenses of around £1300 a year. Technology also appears to be the key with almost a third of home workers having remote access to their company network and almost half being given a company laptop. However, company security is questionable with only 23% of remote workers having anti-virus and some managers admitting they have no idea whether there is any security in place for remote working.

How can employers better accommodate employee requests for flexible working without compromising their company security?

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