With many companies looking to find more productivity from their staff and their property assets, sending employees home to work is an option some companies are exploring.

Telecom companies seem particularly keen to adopt a flexible approach to where their staff work, perhaps because they are at the front line of the technology that is making this change viable. That is not to say that employees of non technology orientated firms, in particular those sales focused staff, can not benefit from being based away from your main company offices.

But is it right for your company and right for your employees? We look at the pros and cons of working from home.

The DDA was enacted in 1995, but came into force fully in October 2005 and makes it unlawful to discriminates against disabled people.

The Act has a wide range of definitions and obligations on employers and service providers. It includes the need to make changes to commercial property to allow full access for disable people. Find out more information in our introductory guide to the DDA