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Solid and reliable workforce management solutions could help companies mitigate the looming „skills emergency” that’s likely to affect the UK economy in the near future, according to this year’s CBI/Pearson Education and Skills survey. The survey received responses from more than 300 organisations, collectively employing more than 1.2 million people across the UK. Participants ranged […]

Over 50 percent of European professionals would gladly leave their current permanent positions for temporary ones that are closer to what they consider to be an “ideal” job, a recent survey by recruitment specialists Robert Walters has been able to reveal. The poll of almost 6,700 employees also revealed that, of the 59 per cent […]

The proper use of employee-related data (attendance, skills, qualifications, etc.) could help the UK bolster its productivity levels by around 3%, recent research carried out by innovation charity Nesta has been able to find. The research found that if companies that do not use data extensively behaved more like data active companies (datavores, data builders […]

UK unemployment rose by 15,000 to 1.85 million over the three months to May 2015, recent figures published by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) has been able to reveal. The ONS found that, for the aforementioned time frame, there were 30.98 million people in work, 67,000 fewer than for the 3 months to February […]

Implementing secure biometric access control systems ensuring that only authorized members of staff are able to access their research facilities at any given time is something medical firms should consider when evaluating their future investment plans. This was also the case with US-based medical device firm CorMatrix Cardiovascular, who required an access control solution for […]

The deployment of Automated Licence Plate Recognition Systems on some of Cape Town’s busiest roads leading to one of the city’s wealthiest suburbs has led to a dramatic drop in crime within the suburb, down an indicated 65% following their introduction, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. Sea […]

Employees suffering from fatigue could be costing British businesses around £453 million in productivity each year, recent research by Sealy UK has been able to reveal. Researchers for the company calculated that if one in five employees missed work because of lack of sleep one day a year this would cost £453 million in productivity, […]

Reliable time and attendance clocking systems with extensive built-in workforce management features can help employers when facing wide scale job cuts, an unfortunate situation that’s likely to affect the Barclays employees over the next couple of years. Up to 30,000 posts are expected to go by 2017 as the bank plans to speed up its […]

A rapid deployment asset protection system can become a must-have security solution for large-scale sporting events that typically attract a very large number of visitors, considering the significant safety and security challenges their typically raise. In the case of such events, all perimeters need to be properly monitored to ensure people without tickets do not […]

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has urged retailers to hire digitally-skilled staff in order to tackle a forthcoming productivity fall, a recent news report has been able to reveal. The organization’s report suggests that as retail becomes increasingly digitalised, a completely different workforce expertise is required to keep pace with this trend. […]

Modern and secure biometric time and attendance systems could soon replace the older attendance registers and roll calls in primary schools across the Indian state of Goa, a recent news report has been able to reveal. Under a central government scheme, local authorities will install biometric time and attendance systems in two government primary schools […]

The global pedestrian access control systems’ market will grow by 7% to 10% in developed economies and by up to 15% in developing regions over the next five years, a recent research report from Future Market Insights has been able to reveal. The research group’s report, “Pedestrian Access Control System Market: Global Industry Analysis and […]