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The hospital security systems market is valued at $5.27 billion in 2016 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 15.5% from 2016 to 2021, the recent “Global Hospital Security Systems Market Outlook: 2016-2021” report from Research and Markets has been able to reveal. The research paper suggests that more than 98 percent of […]

Mental health conditions are rising at alarming levels in parts of the civil service, figures released in response to a House of Commons question suggest. Data points out that in the Department of Health absences classed as mental health-related now account for 28 per cent of total absences, up 15 per cent since 2011. A […]

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) is urging employers and construction workers to be vigilant when dealing with third party companies that offer CSCS card application services because feedback from cardholders has revealed wide discrepancies in the prices charged by some online third party organisations. The organization pointed out that the official price of a […]

The global perimeter intrusion prevention systems market is projected to reach $20.4 billion by 2019 at a CAGR of 8.54%, according to market research conducted by Technavio. The market by access control systems is expected to record $9 billion in revenue by 2019, quite the jump from $5.6 billion in 2014. Access control systems include […]

When deployed and used in an efficient manner, personnel management systems can help HR practitioners improve staff’s productivity, especially in those specific areas where stress can have a significantly adverse effect on employee productivity. Research from Britain’s Healthiest Workplace, surveying more than 32,538 workers across all UK industries, revealed that high stress and lack of […]

A Fire Roll Call System can help streamline personnel evacuation in case of an emergency, such as a dangerous industrial blaze. Such an unfortunate event has recently affected an industrial estate in Stafford, where a massive fire has destroyed a warehouse on the Astonfields Industrial Estate. The fire broke out at 8.45am at Global Hygiene […]

Prison visitor monitoring systems can help streamline and improve the visitation process, which is a particularly important and sensitive issue, especially when such opportunities are under threat due to a significant surge in inmate numbers. This is exactly the type of problem affecting Australia’s Alexander Maconochie Centre, where the ACT government is about to launch […]

The CSCS is urging employers in the construction sector to carry out electronic smart card checks before allowing workers on site in order to ascertain that those working on site have the correct training and qualifications for the job they do. A survey conducted last year confirmed many contractors and employers are still failing to […]

Biometric authentication systems could be deployed across Japan in order to allow foreign tourists to verify their identity and make purchases using only their fingerprints, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. The pilot project comes as a result of efforts to prevent crime and reduce the need to […]

The poor adoption of digital technologies across the UK is holding back economic growth, a recent research report by the CBI and IBM has been able to find. The paper, “Embracing Digital in Every Sector”, suggests that over half (55%) of “pioneer” firms are adopting digital technologies and processes, while the other half (45%) are […]

Employee management systems can help firms streamline overtime monitoring, which is a particular important issue nowadays, since UK employees work more than 5 weeks for free, according to a recent study. The poll of over 16,000 of Britain’s workers conducted by CV-Library revealed that the average UK professional contracted to work 7.5 hours per day […]

One of the largest higher education institutions in Scotland has deployed a biometric tracking system for monitoring attendance and improving employee management, a recent news report has revealed. The Russell Group university installed 11 biometric kiosks at two of its campuses in a bid to track staff as they clocked in and out of work. […]