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The UK employment rate – the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 in work – has reached 73.0%, higher than for May to July 2014 (72.8%) and higher than for a year earlier (71.8%), the latest figures released by the ONS (The Office for National Statistics) were able to reveal. The statistical data […]

A solid and reliable fire roll call system designed to streamline the evacuation of personnel in case of an emergency (such as an industrial fire) is a vital, life-saving measure for any firm, especially those from the industrial and manufacturing segment. That was precisely the case with an industrial fire that broke out at Moray […]

Almost 50 per cent of British SMEs expect to grow over the next 12 months, a new report issued by the government’s British Business Bank has revealed. The ‘Small Business Finance Markets 2014’ surveyed 1,000 small businesses and found that 46 per cent of small and medium enterprise owners expect their businesses to grow over […]

While Access Control as a Service (ACaaS) is still a relatively niche segment worldwide, it’s likely to record a spectacular growth on the long-term, researchers from the IHS have recently revealed. In fact, the global market size is expected to exceed $530 million by 2018 and $1.8 billion by 2025, with the main growth drivers […]

Offering employees more flexible working options could an impressive 11.5 billion pounds each year to the UK economy, a new study from Citrix and Centre for Economics and Business Research was able to find. The study found that 96% of the UK knowledge worker population would take advantage of flexible working if made available to […]

A dramatic fall in the number of senior nurses across the NHS could have serious consequences on the service’s manning levels over the Christmas period, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal. The number of senior nurses has fallen by almost 3,400 since 2010, from 66,832 to 63,458 in 2014 […]

The deadline for exchanging workers’ CSO cards is approaching fast, with current CSO card holders having only until January 31st 2015 to get a Provisional card if they’re not yet eligible for the Skilled card, the CSCS has warned. CSO cards were commonly viewed as the easiest card to obtain and, although they were intended […]

“Lower inflation, lower unemployment and higher growth” are some of the main goals in the government’s long-term economic plan, Chancellor George Osborne revealed during his latest Autumn Statement. The chancellor pledged support for a country-wide productivity boost, quoting the latest stats from the Global Innovation Index, which places the UK in second place in the […]

The biometric CCTV market could reach $3.2 billion by 2016, with an annual growth rate of 33 percent, analysts from the Homeland Security Research Corporation (HSRC) have recently forecast. The security camera industry has already seen rapid growth as the private and public sector have installed surveillance systems to help combat crime and provide real-time […]

Biometric time and attendance systems can help busy healthcare providers manage their employees in an easier, more streamlined manner, and this is specifically the reason why Solihull Care decided to get such a solution installed at one of their flagship units. Solihull Care is a leading care-sector provider committed to offering high quality care to […]

In one of the most ambitious investments plans to date, the Government has revealed its ‘Road investment strategy’, which will see £15 billion invested in order to increase the capacity and condition of England’s roads. Over 1,300 new lane miles will be added by schemes being delivered over the next parliament on motorways and trunk […]

Smart personnel management systems can help boost employee productivity by providing unprecedented insight into employee’s performance and enabling managers to take the right decisions based on factual data. In fact, offering employees the option of gaining performance-related pay is one way to increase workplace productivity in the UK, according to a paper by the Centre […]