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Police in Wales are urging people to report suspicious traders to Dyfed-Powys officers. They have warned about dubious or fraudulent workers in Powys because many complaints have been fielded concerning those who are cold-calling and offering work at knock-down rates to vulnerable people in the traditionally-known area of Radnorshire. The Powys Community Safety Partnership has recommended to residents that if they require roofing or building works that they find out a full contract price, as well as obtaining feedback. Tensor’s unbeatable Visitor Monitoring System (VMS) keeps track of visitors as soon as they enter your premises, so suspicious or fraudulent visitors are weeded out straight away. Unlike paper-based systems VMS provides accurate date and time stamped audit trail of visitors and contractors. Under the regime, individualised, bar-coded passes with monitored expiry dates are created and produced to be scanned whenever someone visits your site. The receptionist is notified whenever a pass is swiped that is out-of-date or has other irregularities. A small pop-up screen containing the person's digital photo image enables an extra visual check to be made.

Labour Party leadership candidate Ed Balls has put forward a £250m jobs pledge as a centrepiece of his campaign. As ballot forms appeared on the doorsteps of the party faithful, he said his plan would ensure everyone of working age had the right to a job – plus the responsibility and requirement to take it. Mr Balls insisted his policy went "to the heart" of the alternative he would be offering on the economy. He called for a new guarantee so that anyone unemployed for more than 18 months would be given a job or work placement. Tensor Time and Attendance technology ensures jobs are secure at your business, which we can help increase profits and productivity. Easily and quickly via a contactless smart card or key fob, employees clock in and the data is exported to the WindowsTM enabled software. Reports show jobs that are over budget or those approaching their budget limit. This information can also be exported to spreadsheets. Shift Swapping is a key asset – here employees may have their shift for a particular day changed in advance.  

The authorities have reacted to accusations by a Hampshire councillor official that signs put up intended to deter crime are like Big Brother. Cllr Luke Stubbs, who represents Eastney and Craneswater, said: “There's also an economic issue to consider. Placing these intimidating signs on a main road suggests crime is out of control. We should not be saying to visitors ‘stay away, it's too dangerous’." A spokesperson said the signs placed by the Safer Portsmouth Partnership were based on police intelligence. Having a product installed by the Tensor group of security companies gives you cause to rest easy. We only deal in the highest quality access control systems, which are operated by smart cards. Integrity of the cards is impeccable: with up to 34 billion different combinations of ID number, there is no chance of duplication. In addition, each ID number has built-in security and integrity checks ensuring that it cannot be misread. You can build a complete network featuring complete electronic door and barrier access control, plus biometric fingerprinting and digital CCTV technology which detects, deters and prevents intrusion on your site.

The position of Mayor in Hartlepool has come under question in the local corridors of power. Speaking after he had voiced objections to the high-salaried role at a council meeting, Liberal Democrat councillor Arthur Preece added: "I don't dispute there is a job to be done bearing in mind I was the leader of the council for two years from 2000. But for that I was paid a special responsibility allowance of £3,200." Tensor Time and Attendance devices will save costs on your firm’s payroll with our state of the art clocking systems. The software exports data gleaned from employees clocking in with smart cards. Each user can define their own reports and save these for future printing; automatically or on-demand. The software can be set to automatically print out any of the user defined or standard reports on a daily, weekly or even a monthly basis. This is accomplished by using the Timed Report File update program. "Only if" reports can be created to show, for example, only those who have worked overtime, particular types of absence or who is ill.

Jobs are on the line after Whitehall this year slashed millions of pounds from council budgets. Since the government wants to reduce the huge national debt, local authorities were dealt the cash blow, none more so than Hampshire County Council, which had a reduction of £6.205m to its budget, a 0.6 per cent decline. This includes reductions in education and children's services; as well as £600,000 cut from the budget which pays staff to handle payments to vulnerable people, and almost £600,000 cut from a road safety grant. Tensor employee clocking systems come to the rescue of organisations wishing to do more with fewer funds suddenly at their disposal. Versatile payroll data is converted by the software from the clocking readers, which are operated by Tensor smart cards. The proximity read method of the cards and fobs means that they will never wear out, and dust and residue picked up from the working environment presents no risk of clogging the reader. The advanced WinTA Enterprise edition can also link to your Tensor Access Enterprise access control application, where it is able to share employee data.

Computing company Hewlett-Packard (HP) is setting up a new information technology section, which will generate 700 new posts in Scotland. It is a remarkable turnaround as it was just 12 months ago that HP trimmed 700 manufacturing jobs at the Glasgow plant and said it was transferring the work to the Czech Republic. Marc Waters, head of strategy and integration at HP UK and Ireland, said: "HP has a strong heritage in Scotland and I am delighted to confirm our investment to develop the Erskine site as a hub for delivering industry-leading technology services." Perhaps your firm is undergoing change or taking on a host of new staff – well, Tensor has the Time and Attendance smart card and biometric systems and software for your needs. Recent changes to the Working Time Directive have meant that it is now even more important to accurately document your employees' attendances. The time and attendance systems are fully compatible with all working hours regulations. The software produces reports that show jobs that are over budget or those approaching their budget limit. This information can also be exported to spreadsheets.

A double life using a stranger’s passport for seven years has resulted in a woman being jailed for 16 months. Forty-one year-old Qamar Yasmeen created a make-believe existence, gaining a job and even getting married under the false identity. The fraudster, from Rochdale, was able to hoodwink officialdom after gaining hold of a lost childhood passport from an unsuspecting victim. She acquired a new passport eight years ago, and her plan worked until the victim applied for a new passport, meaning the scam was revealed. It would be almost impossible for someone with false ID to enter your premises if it has a Tensor visitor monitoring system. Simple to use, user friendly with WindowsTM style software, it enables your staff to swiftly enter the details of visitors, and print their personalised ID pass. It is often necessary to inspect licences, vehicle information, and identification papers. Your VMS enables you to scan in these documents, creating a soft-copy version that can be viewed at a later date. Additional access control or surveillance products can give you extra piece of mind.

The government has said the new Local Enterprise Partnerships, which will also be tasked with promoting economic development, will involve local leaders. The LEPs will replace the Regional Development Agencies, which were a casualty of the government’s budget cuts. The new organisations will need to punch their weight to match their predecessors’ records. An Association of Greater Manchester Authorities report said that their RDA on average had a rate of return of more than five times the original investment in the region. A Tensor Time and Attendance smart card system is the clocking solution for the 21st century and is ideal for increasing productivity and efficiency at work when cutbacks need to be made in the company's structure. The inbuilt report generator makes it simple to get both real-time and archived information, and hosts a range of output styles to suit your company's requirements. A report can also be saved in a variety of formats. Additional features are available, which can be implemented on your time and attendance system to take into account diversity with working rules between different organisations.

Officials feel that the city populace remains too worried about crime in Southampton, so they have teamed with a police campaign to fight residents' fears. The City Council and Hampshire Constabulary are contributing to the Southampton Safe Partnership, a group of organisations which have launched a £13,000 Home Office funded poster campaign to highlight their successes in taxis, buses and using mobile billboard vehicles. They are informing the city that incidents of violence in the centre after dark have dropped by almost a third. Tensor have unrivalled expertise in improving security at your site thanks to its smart card-operated access control networks and software such as Access Lite.NET. Access control profiles are easily created and customised to suit your particular site, and can be varied minute-by-minute, enabling access to be granted and denied almost instantly. The card is limited so that it can't be used by more than one person. Doors can be configured to open automatically on fire alarms and lock automatically on burglar alarms, enhancing building control. CCTV surveillance camera systems can be added for extra security.  

The next time you complain your car is going nowhere on its daily commute: spare a thought for a fiendishly long traffic jam in China which entered its ninth day. Stoic drivers are being warned the bottleneck could continue for a month. Hundreds of trucks heading for Beijing on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway have been at a standstill because of roadworks in the capital. Small traffic accidents or broken-down cars aggravated the congestion which started on August 14. But those affected have been taking the disruption in their stride by playing chess. All your car parking needs are met with Tensor’s access control and car parking technology. Because the Windows™ based system is modular in design, with Tensor Access it is possible to graft on all sorts of security devices to protect your parking facilities. The system can control all your car park barriers and gates, as well as almost any other electronic mechanism that powers a physical security device. The access readers can be located out of sight, or even behind brick walls, while providing secure entry for authorised personnel using contactless smart cards.

Local authorities are using a ‘Ripa’ act in order to catch illegal traders in the act. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act allows public authorities to film people with secret cameras. For instance, Southampton City Council has used its spying powers 59 times over the past two years to catch people suspected of activities such as illegally selling alcohol to the under-18s and tipping trade waste. Civil liberties groups object to these covert surveillance actions, but councils insist they would not be effective in combating these crimes otherwise. CCTV has been used by organisations as an integral part of security and surveillance for a number of years to detect crimes like those mentioned above that police would not have the time or resources to chase. Recent advances in technology have significantly reduced the cost of implementing state-of-the-art digital CCTV systems to replace outdated analogue systems. Tensor’s affiliate company CCTV Surveillance use a range of devices and accessories from top manufacturers – including covert, bullet, dome and infra-red cameras – so that we can meet your CCTV needs.  

Chairman of Devon and Cornwall Police Federation Nigel Rabbitts, when discussing the effects of an employment freeze in his force, said: "In a large geographical area like Devon and Cornwall [it] will be difficult." Mr Rabbitts said savings could be made by reducing the number of community support officers and by staff working on special in-house projects such as IT procurement. He added: "Around 82 per cent of the police budget is spent on wages so if they're looking for cuts it's the obvious place to start." Tensor is an expert in technology which helps personnel departments be more efficient and save money by handling all your Time and Attendance needs in one system. Tensor’s contactless smart cards, key fobs, or fingerprint biometrics provide the fastest and safest method of recording attendance. There are numerous extra software features that can be implemented on your time and attendance system to take into account diversity with working rules between different organisations, like creating different shifts and pay grades. A range of output styles let you export to web pages, spreadsheets or as simple text files.