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A visitor monitoring system capable of easily and rapidly keeping tabs on every person that enters a prison facility with a minimum level of user interaction can help identify and capture prison drug smugglers. A similar situation has occurred at Durham Jail, where staff monitoring people passing through a jail’s security area spotted a frequent […]

Consumers need to be at the heart of the domestic energy efficiency agenda since making our homes more energy efficiency will help us use less energy, reduce our carbon emissions and save money on household energy bills, a recent paper from the CBI has argued. The paper, “Consumer demand – the key to a sustainable […]

Deploying an integrated access control system featuring long-range RFID technology can help streamline activity in busy distribution environments by improving overall productivity and helping firms to reduce their operational costs. This is the reason why Norway Post has decided to implement an integrated access control system featuring long-range RFID technology that enables employees to use […]

The cost-cutting decisions announced in the UK Government’s recently released autumn statement could lead to up to 100,000 public sector jobs being lost over the course of this parliament, analysts have warned. Sebastian Burnside, a senior economist at RBS, believes there are still large job losses to go across the public sector, despite it employing […]

Up to 100 shop floor jobs have been saved at a well-known construction equipment manufacturer after employees agreed to a cost-cutting plan that involves them working shorter hours, a recent news report has been able to reveal. Digging equipment manufacturers JCV announced plans to cut 290 jobs earlier this month due to slowdown in global […]

Fast food giant McDonald’s has decide to take a more proactive approach to its loss prevention and employee management efforts by piloting new biometric authentication technology on its point-of-sale (POS) system at select restaurants across the United States, a news report has been able to reveal. Under the scheme, the fast food franchise has installed […]

One of London’s local authorities has decided to implement an advanced CCTV system aimed at enforcing HGV weight restrictions which apply to HGVs exceeding 7.5 tonnes on designated roads. The London Borough of Hillingdon has decided to implement the system in order to improve safety and security on the roads, while in the same time […]

The majority of UK professionals aren’t given time off at Christmas despite believing that their companies should shut down entirely, a recent survey conducted by CV-Library has been able to reveal. The poll found that 40 percent of UK businesses only close for the bare minimum of two bank holidays over Christmas, although 63.9 percent […]

The majority of UK businesses consider building employee capabilities among the top priorities for their organisations, a recent paper by the CBI suggests. Because 90% of today’s workforce will still be in the jobs market in the next decade, businesses need to make sure they are getting the most out of all their employees to […]

A time and attendance system that offers extensive workforce management features can help managers take the right decision when awarding bonuses this year, especially since the number of employees due to receive a bonus is likely to increase by 112% this year according to a recent study. The survey of 2,000 UK workplaces carried out […]

Designing and installing an access control system that fit the healthcare facilities’ needs for security, organizational efficiency and operational convenience is always a challenging task, given the complex landscape involved, experts in the field have argued. One of the main advantages provided by access control systems is using solely credentials stored on smart cards or […]

Three UK boarding schools have deployed biometric access control and time and attendance systems technology in order to control access the schools, verify students’ identities and register their attendance, a news report has been able to reveal. Pupils normally register in three times a day at meal times and when they leave the school grounds […]