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Biometric time and attendance systems designed to provide irrefutable proof of attendance are set to be installed across all the colleges in the Indian state of Uttarakhand as a means to ensure teacher’s attendance, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal. The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday ordered the state […]

Improving the quality of post-secondary vocational training is a key factor in ensuring long-term skill availability and job creation opportunities in today’s highly-demanding jobs market, a recent report by the OECD has argued. The “Skills Beyond School: Synthesis Report” recently released by the organization points out that the most basic vocational courses cannot teach the […]

The number of people currently in employment has reached a record-breaking 30.79 million, recent statistical data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) was able to reveal. The figures revealed that 694,000 more people are in jobs compared to this time last year. Furthermore, employment increased by 112,000 over the last 3 months alone, […]

Small and medium-sized manufacturers across the UK reported a strong quarter of orders and output growth in the three months to July, while employment soared across the segment, figures from the CBI’s latest SME Trends Survey were able to reveal.

The UK’s construction sector is poised for growth and will likely create up to 200,000 new jobs over the next 5 years, a recent survey by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) was able to reveal.

The UK government has revealed plans to modify the existing legislation in order to prevent recruiters from advertising existing positions exclusively overseas, a recent report by the CIPD was able to reveal.

Employees from all over the world expect that office environments are likely to change considerably over the next 8 years, with only a handful expecting or looking forward to work in a traditional nine-to-five office environment, a recent report drawn up by PwC was able to

Contractors who posses unique skills that are highly thought after in particular industry segments could earn up to £1,500 per day for their services, research conducted by contractor support providers Von Essen was able to r

Employees working shifts and rotating hours, such as hospital staff and highways operatives, have a greater threat of contracting type 2 diabetes due to possible hormonal imbalances, sleep deprivation and unusual eating times, a study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine su

CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has urged employers, policymakers and education providers alike to establish closer bonds in order to tackle the growing problem of youth unemployment.

Biometric systems will become increasingly popular across a variety of applications requiring high-security authentication due to the significantly higher level of security they provide, compared to password-based solutions, industry experts have argued.

Close to a quarter of UK-based small and medium enterprises plan to invest the majority of their budget in people management and HR, data obtained from a new survey conducted by UK conference call service provider, Conference Genie, was able to reveal.