The use of zero hours contracts is rising, Office for National Statistics reveals

There were 744,000 people on zero hours contracts for their main job in the three months to June 2015, up from 624,000 people in the preceding quarter, recent figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have been able to reveal. On the other hand, ONS said that two-thirds of the growth in these […]

CSCS reveals plans to phase out Construction Related Occupations (CRO) cards

The CSCS has revealed plans to introduce a new set of measures as of the 1’st of October 2015 in order to pave the way for the eventual withdrawal of the Construction Related Occupations (CRO) card. The CRO card was introduced in 2005 at the request of industry and was intended for those occupations for […]

Up to 83 percent of HR professionals do not use workforce analytics technology

Although the majority of HR professionals believe workforce analytics technology could help them make better business decisions, around 83 percent of them do not currently have access to this sort of technology, research carried out by Source for Consulting in partnership with business applications and service provider, Advanced Business Solutions, has been able to reveal. […]

Financial Services are a Major Driving Force in the Biometric Time and Attendance Systems’ Market

The financial services sector is a major driving force in the biometric time and attendance systems’ market, second only to government agencies, a recent market research report from Tractica has been able to reveal. The market research firm states that after the government, the financial services sector offers “the most mature market for biometrics technology”, […]

Department for Work and Pensions to replace full-time staff with fixed-term contract workers

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans to recruit around 3,000 new workers on fixed 18-month contracts after making redundant thousands of full-time employees under a voluntary exit scheme, a news report has been able to reveal. A total of 3,824 staff opted to voluntarily leave the organisation at the end of June this […]

Gas leak leads to emergency evacuation of busy shop in Wigan

A major gas leak has led to the emergency evacuation of a very busy shop in Wigan in early August, a news report in the local media has been able to reveal. Fire crews were dispatched to the Co-operative store on Gathurst Road, Shevington, after shoppers reported smell of gas in store. All members of […]

Biometric Access Control Systems Market to reach $4.41 Billion By 2022

The global fingerprint-based biometric access control systems market is expected to reach USD 4.41 billion by 2022, a fresh report by Grand View Research, Inc. has been able to reveal. The demand for for efficient identification techniques is driven by the rise in security threats around the world, with strict government laws and regulations having […]

UK SMEs are confident about their future prospects, but recruitment is still a problem

British SMEs are now very confident and optimistic than ever about their future prospects, a recent report has been able to reveal, with recruitment difficulties being the only real reasons for concern. The new report, produced by Aldermore in conjunction with YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr),* suggests that that a […]

Smart cards to become more secure, thinner after HID Global develops ultra thin inlays

Smart cards are likely to become thinner and incorporate more extensive security features after HID Global has announced an ultra-thin Polycarbonate (PC) ePrelaminate inlay for electronic ID (e-ID) cards that is more than 30 percent thinner than alternatives. The new inlay takes advantage of its proven process of directly bonding chips to wire-embedded air-coil antennas for […]