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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 […]

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”, […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Recent security breaches have heightened the need to improve airport security and address concerns about domestic threats, and led the airline industry to start searching for more secure employee access control processes and technologies, industry experts have revealed. Stakeholders throughout the airport security process are increasingly turning to biometrics as a solution for secure passenger […]

A well-known European retailer has managed to cut its operational costs by an estimated 3 million Euros (2,19 Million Pounds) after deploying workforce management technology, a recent business news report on this topic can reveal. The Dutch discount retail chain HEMA is reported to have made big savings in its first six months using workforce […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]