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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 […]

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 […]

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%) […]

A total of 164,000 electronic smart card checks were carried out in 2016, more than double the number carried out the previous year, the CSCS has recently revealed within their yearly report. With an estimated 13,723 checks each month, the use of electronic smart cards has recorded a 114% growth compared to 2015. The promotion […]

Biometric access control solutions are set to record a very strong growth in the healthcare segment, with an estimated CAGR of 25.9% from 2013 to 2019, a recent research report from Transparency Market Research has been able to suggest. The “Healthcare Biometrics Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 – […]

Knowing where and when employees clock in to start their working day and clock out to end is a vital issue for any company’s day-to-day operational management – and this is exactly the functionality the Mobile Self Service Module (Mobile SSM) App within our Tensor.NET Time & Attendance system will deliver for your organisation. Available […]

Facial Recognition CCTV Systems, complete with ANPR functionality, are the perfect solution for enforcing security in remote locations with constant vehicle traffic, such as the Grade II listed Holne New Bridge, near Ashburton. The 604-year-old moorland bridge has been hit and damaged 67 times since 1999. Damage has included coping stones of up to 200 […]

Time and Attendance Systems will underpin the significant growth of workforce management solutions until 2022, a new research report from Persistence Market Research suggests. Workforce management covers all the activities required to maintain and track workforce in any organization so as to attain a productive outcome. It is used to reduce labour expenses, improve workforce […]

Construction site security systems can help enforce security on building (and demolition) sites and prevent thefts, such as the one that has recently occurred on the site of a former primary school in Dundee. Equipment was stolen of the former Sidlaw View Primary School — where demolition work is taking place. John Alexander, councillor for […]

Time and attendance systems with built-in rostering features and manning levels alert help facilities maximise efficiency.

Employers in the construction industry are being urged to check their employees’ cards electronically after the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have revoked 4,615 cards, following investigations into fraudulent activity at five test centres. CSCS wrote to all affected card holders in November to tell them that they […]

The Smart Card Alliance has had a very successful year in 2016 by accelerating the use and widespread adoption of smart card technology across a variety of sectors, including that of Access Control Systems. The Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology […]