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Construction Skills Certification Scheme has recently issued some fresh advice on using the smart technology in CSCS cards, which makes checking and storing cardholders’ information quicker and more accurate. The CSCSs points out that all cards issued by the core scheme (not affiliated schemes) are smart. This technology makes it easier to check the information […]

A biometric clocking system has been deployed in the city of Makati, in the Philippines, as a means to reduce fraud and eliminate “ghost employees” among staff, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. “Ghost employees” are fictitious individuals drawing salaries on behalf of other city staff. In order […]

The difference in the level of productivity between the UK and the other G7 countries is the biggest it’s been since comparable estimates began in 1991, the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have been able to reveal. The data suggests that the UK is lagging behind all but Japan in both […]

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of UK firms will allow employees the flexibility to watch matches from the 2015 Rugby World Cup according to new research from recruitment specialists Robert Half UK. Of the companies deciding to offer employees this type of perks, more than one in five (22%) will always offer flexi-time or early finishes to […]

The global card-based electronic access control systems market is set to rise to around $11 billion by 2020, creating a global CAGR between 10 and 12 percent, recent research from Future Market Insights has found. The value for this particular market segment was of around $6 billion back in 2014, the report can suggest. The […]

Municipal, outsourcing and contract employees working in urban local bodies (ULBs) in the Indian state of Hyderabad will have to use a Biometric Time and Attendance system for logging their worked hours, the state government has decided. According to a news report on the matter, the after increasing the salaries of the municipal contract workers […]

Taxis and private hire cars around the Glenrothes area will offer both drivers and passengers a superior level of security after local authorities decided to have them all fitted with CCTV systems, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. The move has been approved following a successful joint pilot […]

Remote working management systems are likely to become increasingly important in the near future as time spent travelling to and from home by employees without a fixed working base could start counting towards time worked, following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The decision relates to a case concerning staff at […]

Poor quality people management is costing UK businesses around £84bn a year, a new report by Investors in People (IIP) has been able to reveal. The paper, People Management Benchmark: Impact on Investing in People, found that ‘adopting sustainable good quality practices’ would have the biggest positive impact for an organisation’s bottom line. On the […]

Employers should reconsider their policies towards flexible working or risk losing valuable, highly-skilled employees, a recent survey has been able to reveal. One in five working mums have been forced to leave their jobs after their request to work flexibly was rejected, according to research from specialist jobs website Workingmums.co.uk. The survey with more than […]

One of the Leicester’s best-known sporting venues, the rugby stadium on Welford Road, home of the Leicester Tigers, has upgraded its entry systems for the new season, including a new access systems on the turnstiles. The new access control system will affect all turnstiles and entry points and season ticket holders will have the option […]

The level of optimist across the UK’s job market has reached its lowest level since the final quarter of 2012, a fresh report from one of the UK’s leading consulting firms has been able to reveal. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey of 2,101 UK employers found that the national seasonally adjusted net employment outlook has […]