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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 global access control and authentication market is set to grow at an estimated CAGR of 15.3% from 2014 to 2020, reaching an estimated US$ 49,890.3 mn by the end of the forecast period, a recent report from Transparency Market Research has been able to reveal. In the coming years, increase in security budgets for […]

Implementing an efficient, modern and reliable time and attendance system could help businesses mitigate the negative effects of long-term sickness absence, which seems to be affecting an increasingly higher number of employees, especially in the manufacturing sector. Recent research from manufacturers’ organisation EEF suggests that overall sickness absence in the sector remains low at 5.1 […]

While the demand for highly-efficient time and attendance systems and workforce management solutions is still on the rise, most companies across the UK seem to be struggling when it comes to finding a solution that perfectly matches their specific requirements, data from a recent market survey has been able to reveal. Employee absences cost UK […]

Up to 25 firefighters tackled large fire at an industrial estate in South Lanarkshire that broke out shortly before midnight on Sunday, a recent news report in the local media has revealed. The blaze errupted in a warehouse at the Farme Castle Estate in Rutherglen that was thought to contain about 30 vehicles with a […]

The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is the trade association for the British security industry, representing the members on European and British legislation matters. Over 500 members are responsible for more than 70% of UK security business. And now, the BSIA has announced the creation of two new sections of membership, which aim to better […]

Biometric time and attendance systems can deliver irrefutable proof of attendance, but they can also create some level of controversy when the underlying technologies are not explained transparently enough during training and privacy-related concerns are not addressed in due time. This sort of situation has recently occurred in San Francisco, the United States, where city […]