Almost one in four employees would be prepared to take a pay cut in order to work from home.
According to a small study by Famatech, 6 per cent would be prepared to take a reduction in pay of between 6 and 10 per cent, and 2 per cent would be prepared to take a pay cut of between 16 and 20 per cent.
A whopping 83 per cent go as far as to say their decision to take a new job would be influenced by the ability to work from home.
"It is astonishing that so few companies encourage home working despite the numerous competitive, financial and environmental benefits that can be gained from doing so.