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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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Saudi Arabia’s biometric access control systems’ market is expected to witness robust growth across all the verticals owing to increasing infrastructure investments for economic diversification, data from a recent market research report has been able to suggest. The “Saudi Arabia Access Control Systems Market (2015-2021)” report from Research and Markets suggests that the country has […]

Employers must become more productive in order to cope with the burden that will be brought along by the National Living Wage, a new research report from the CIPD has been able to reveal. The research revealed that, spite two years of growth, a fifth (21%) of companies are not currently making the necessary investments […]

Nearly two thirds of British SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) are optimistic about the growth of their business and are thriving as a result of owning their own business, according to a recent survey by AXA PPP healthcare. SME owners also recognised the greater flexibility (58 per cent) and the greater freedom (37 per cent) that […]

A campaign that aims to dramatically improve the safety of automated gates in the UK has received a significant boost with the UK’s leading safety charities, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and British Safety Council, coming on board. The campaign organised by the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) Powered Gate Group […]

Around a third of UK and US employees are seriously considering changing jobs within the next 6 months, a recent survey has been able to reveal. The poll of 2,000 US and UK employees and HR leaders suggests that sixty percent of HR leaders believe that their companies provide employees with a clear career path […]

Making sure that one’s Smart Card-Based Access Control System is secure and protected against any threats is a vital issue nowadays, especially since there are several ways in which an attacker could potentially leverage security shortcomings to their own advantage via skimming, eavesdropping and relay attacks. RFID devices are typically used as proximity or smart […]

Schools and educational institutions can boost their productivity and better manage staff by implementing a comprehensive biometric time and attendance system. This is precisely the decision taken by the City School District of New Rochelle in New York, the United States, who will implement a biometric time and attendance system that will be used to […]