RFID adoption soaring across the retail sector, market study suggests

The adoption of RFID-based access control and inventory monitoring/management solutions is growing at a steady pace across the retail sector, a new ChainLink Research report, sponsored by Tyco Retail Solutions, has revealed.

Recruitment levels soaring in British professional job market

A global survey carried out by Antal International discovered that the United Kingdom’s job market has improved by 10 per cent year-on-year over the course of 2013, an impressive 5% over the global average.

UK economy to grow by 2.4% in 2014, optimistic IMF report suggests

The International Monetary Fund is expected to raise its UK growth forecasts for 2014 from 1.9% to 2.4%, which would push up the country’s growth forecasts by more than for any other major economy.

Tensor set to play key role in S-IMPLER solid wall insulation retrofit research project

As part of a major initiative to address lean energy efficient retrofit of 1950s solid wall homes, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) is set to launch S-IMPLER, a new research and demonstration project that has been specifically designed to help the r

Minimum wage penalty to reach £20,000 under Government crackdown

Companies who fail to pay their employees the national minimum wage will face significantly increased penalties, as part of a Government crackdown, with the value of the maximum fines quadrupling compared to current values.

British SMEs to get easier access to EU procurement contracts

The European Parliament has managed to officially adopt a revised set of procurement directives that are likely to make it a lot easier for UK firms to tender for public sector work across the common market, a new media report has revealed.

UK construction industry continues to grow for 8’th consecutive month

The UK construction industry continued its positive trend throughout December, a market survey compiled by Markit has recently revealed.

More than half of business organizations have no talent and skill management strategy in place

Close to 62% of all UK businesses have no talent management strategy in place, despite being quite worried about the prospect of losing valuable employees, a recent study by recruitment specialist REED has revealed.

Graduate recruitment set to soar over 2014, report forecasts

Britain’s largest employers will boost their graduate intake by 8.7% in 2014, the biggest annual rise in recruitment for four years, the “Graduate Market in 2014” study forecasts.