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A police force will provide about 500 of its personnel with mobile facial recognition systems for use in the field, a news report has been able to suggest. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department has decided to disseminate the facial recognition tech following a pilot project, during which 35 successful identifications of criminals were made over […]

Remote and flexible working management systems will become an increasingly important tool for managers in the near future, as more and more employees opt to work from home – in fact, their total numbers has passed 1.5 million, according to recent research. The study from TUC found that 1.52 million employees classed themselves as working […]

An Australian university has decided to implement a facial recognition system that would complement its network of 900-plus IP-based CCTV security cameras, a recent news report found. Swinburne University upgraded from analogue to digital surveillance cameras several years ago, a move that allowed it to centralize its storage of security footage at a data center […]

Rapid Deployment CCTV Systems are ideal for ensuring a high level of security and protection in remote sites, such as the former Daw Mill colliery site near Birmingham, which has recently been the target of multiple anti-social incidents. Travellers accessed the empty site and were finally moved off after bailiffs intervened. They were then accused […]

Implementing a solid and reliable personnel management system can help firms of all sizes avoid costly payroll mistakes, which cost UK employers more than £700 million in the last financial year, according to fresh research from accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young. The investigation found that HMRC collected £737.3 million from investigations into employer compliance, much […]

Fire roll call systems can help streamline the evacuation of office buildings in emergency situations, such as the one that has recently affected a Mayfair office block, which was evacuated due to a carbon monoxide leak that has left five people in hospital. Hedge fund managers, art experts and property developers were all evacuated from […]

A third of British companies have already adopted flexible working options for their staff, with more set to follow on the future, a recent research report from one of the UK’s largest job boards has revealed. The poll from Monster.co.uk found that, although 33% of employers now offer flexible working schemes, nearly half (46%) of […]

The UK Access Control Systems and Electronic Security Market has started to recover following several years of relatively poor performance, a recent market research report from AMA Research has been able to suggest. The paper suggests that the market grew by around 4% in 2015 at installed prices, the slight upturn being driven by improvements […]

The global biometrics market in the government sector is likely to grow at a CAGR of over 11% until 2020, one of the most recent research reports from Technavio has been able to suggest. The research paper, titled ‘Global Biometrics Market in the Government Sector 2016-2020‘, points out that some of the driving forces behind […]

The high level of uncertainty brought about by the EU membership referendum has led to an increase in the number of companies that prefer to take up temporary staff rather than creating permanent roles, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC) latest Report on Jobs has been able to suggest. The research paper revealed a seasonally […]

Personnel Management Systems featuring extensive team rostering capabilities could potentially help maintain and improve the overall levels of employee satisfaction within the workplace, thus preventing the high levels of “brain drain” that is affecting British SMEs. Small firms are suffering the most from ‘brain drain’ due to poor benefits structures, with nearly one in five […]

A biometric time and attendance system can help mitigate public sector absenteeism when combined with the necessary internal policies issued by stakeholders, and one of the latest organizations to attempt such an approach is the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). According to a news source, any employee of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) who […]