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Fire roll call systems can prove to be life-saving solutions in situations when immediate, yet orderly evacuation is required. This exact type of unfortunate event has recently occurred in Scotland, where three schools had to be evacuated following a chemical spill in a science department. Fourteen people – 10 pupils and four members of staff […]

A modern time and attendance system could be easily implemented and used for managing and monitoring manning levels across organizations in the educational segment, especially when strike action is likely. This situation will happen in West Dunbartonshire, where teachers at all of the area’s secondary schools will go on strike for the first time in 30 […]

Almost a third of UK employees would prefer more flexibility in terms of their working hours rather than a 3% pay rise, recent research has been able to find. The Investors in People’s Job Exodus Trends poll also found that nearly a third (28%) said they would rather have a clear career progression route and […]

An Indian Police District has adopted a Biometric Time and Attendance System to monitor staff attendance as part of a national drive to adopt biometric time and attendance tracking throughout the country’s public sector, a news report has been able to reveal. The district police office (DPO) of Virudhunagar state has announced that it has […]

Pure IP access control systems are likely to record a significant level of growth in 2016, outpacing legacy, proprietary systems, market experts have recently argued. Multiple reports suggests that, in 2015, numerous customers across all market verticals decided to adopt IP access control systems, abandoning legacy systems and moving towards more open, easily-accessible platforms. Experts […]

Implementing and making use of efficient skills and workforce management systems can help organizations involved in government projects ensure that they are delivered in a timely manner. Unfortunately, a recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO) suggests that, in fact, high levels of staff turnover and skills shortages mean that a third of government […]

The widespread adoption of biometric access control systems is likely to accelerate throughout 2016, recent market research has suggested. The global adoption of fingerprint-based solutions, from mobile devices to door controllers, will continue to expand and touch new markets in 2016, with the legacy passwords and PINs slowly losing ground in the fields of logical […]

Deploying specialist CCTV systems can bolster building site security and prevent tool thefts, which can easily amount to tens of thousands of pounds in losses for contractors. This is exactly what happened in The Range building site in Plymstock, where a number of laptops and expensive power tools were taken during a theft which occurred sometime […]

Productivity across the UK workplaces is still not increasing, with output actually decreasing by 0.7% between October 2015 and November 2015, a fresh report from The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been able to find. The ‘Index of Production’ report found that there were decreases in all of the main sectors, with manufacturing, mining […]

A third of British employees under 24 are looking to change jobs this January, a recent online survey has revealed. The poll of 1,000 workers found that job seekers are citing higher wages and career progression as the key drivers behind their desired career move. Furthermore, when it comes to starting the search in January, […]

Deploying a solid and secure access control system that makes full use of workers’ or contractors’ CSCS cards will improve the level of security on construction sites and prevent unauthorized access and thefts. Such a system could have potentially prevented a rather brazen theft on a construction site in Prestatyn, North Wales, where thieves disguised […]

Access control systems are likely to become more mobile and connected, while also focusing more on the user experience and security throughout 2016, security experts at HID Global have forecasted. The HID Global’s 2016 trends point to a more mobile and connected experience, ongoing advancements in privacy protection and broader adoption of best practices for […]