Teleworking

The main difference between 'homeworking' and 'teleworking' is that teleworkers, who may work full-time from home, are usually doing office work rather than practical work and frequently make use of computers and other electronic devices to do their work and communicate directly with their office base.

Some teleworkers spend part of their week working in the office and part working at home. As with homeworking, your rights will depend on your employment status, if you are an 'employee' you will have the same rights as any other 'employee'.

Pros and cons of teleworking:

 Benefits include:

more flexibility about the hours you work, allowing you to meet commitments at home, like childcare
freeing up time and money that might be spent travelling
helping to reduce stress

Drawbacks include:

the possibility of feeling isolated
missing out on office-based learning opportunities
your employer may insist that you're available at home during normal working hours, so you may lose some of the flexibility which working from home can give
you may have to sacrifice living space to set up a work station which will satisfy health and safety standards
your employer is likely to insist that they must inspect your workstation to make sure it's suitable, meaning you'll have to let them into your home
Security risks
Data security may be at risk if you use a personal computer, so your employer may provide you with one. You will have to make sure that any visitors to your house don’t see any sensitive material you’re working with.

If you want to work from home
Speak to your employer. The law says employers must consider requests from parents of young or disabled children and there's often a good case for allowing employees to vary their work patterns. However, unless it says so in your contract, your employer doesn't have to agree.

Source: Directgov.uk