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Personnel recruitment will become more challenging in 2017, with 30% of employers expecting the process to be affected by Brexit and market changes, recent research from Cascade HR has been able to suggest. Furthermore, managing organisational change (13%) and staff morale (10%) were cited as significant potential post-Brexit challenges, while nearly six in 10 (59%) […]

The access control market segment has recorded a very strong growth in the security industry over the past 10 years, as the need for systems and solutions designed specifically to restrict access to a specific area has become increasingly dire, market research experts have revealed. Access control has achieved a significant rate of growth over […]

Being able to effectively manage absenteeism and lateness can have an overall beneficial effect for staff productivity, especially for small businesses, where the costs associated to staff being absent and the additional expense of finding temporary workers are higher. Despite its unpredictability, there are steps small business owners can take to minimise the negative effects […]

A new biometric time and attendance system will ensure a more accurate record of hours worked by employees at a commuter rail service that operates across the Greater Boston area of the United States. Keolis Commuter Services operates and maintains the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter rail system, carrying more than 127,000 passengers daily throughout […]

Tensor plc, the UK based, award winning market leader in the design, manufacture and installation of security, access control, attendance monitoring and energy management solutions, and the only Access Control manufacturer and installer to hold both the NACOSS Gold and the ‘Secured by Design’ certifications, are delighted to announce the integration of the CPNI-approved ievo […]

Implementing a comprehensive fire roll call system linked to the access control and attendance marking software / school information management system can help ensure the swift evacuation of students out of a school in case of a fire. This is exactly the type of situation that has recently occurred at Wolstanton High School in Newcastle-under-Lyme, […]

Latest-generation time and attendance and workforce management systems could be among the best choices for British firms looking to increase their innovation spending in the wake of Brexit, a recent CBI survey has been able to find. The poll of over 800 businesses found that that 70% of respondents plan to increase or maintain their […]

Time and attendance software can help companies easily set up a variety of shifts for their employees, including night shifts, which seem to be increasingly popular with UK employees, as new analysis published by the TUC shows that the number of people who work night shifts increased by 275,000 (9%) between 2011 and 2016 to […]

Remotely-operated CCTV surveillance systems could actually represent the future of border control, especially in small and remote border crossing areas, where maintaining fully manned control points is not economically viable, as a recent trial by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been able to reveal. At the tiny Morses Line crossing between Quebec and […]

Stress has become the most common cause of long-term absence and the second most common cause of short-term absence, after minor illness, data from the 2016 CIPD/Simplyhealth Absence management survey has been able to suggest. Almost a third of organisations say they have seen an increase in stress-related absence over the past 12 months, with […]

Biometric Time and Attendance clocking units provide significant benefits over their standard counterparts, since biometric technology delivers a superior level of safety and security compared to various other employee identification methods. One of the key advantages provided by biometric time and attendance clocking units is the fact that it all but eliminates time theft, while […]

The lack of construction site security across various London projects should be a major reason of concern, especially since it could potentially lead to some very unfortunate accidents caused by thrill seekers. Video footage that has been recently posted on video sharing website YouTube of three young men posing high above the London skyline walking […]