CSCS offers interesting insights into Construction / Building Site Access Control

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) is urging construction companies to make their building sites smarter by implementing latest-generation CSCS card technology supplied by its IT partners. Using the technology available with CSCS cards can help to improve efficiency and cut costs involved in recording workers’ CSCS data. It is really simple to set up […]

SMEs are best at maximizing staff talent to boost productivity, research finds

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) top efficiency charts in terms of maximising staff talent to boost productivity, a study by the UK Commission for Employment Skills (UKCES) has been able to reveal. The report, Growth through People: Evidence and Analysis, based on interviews with 90,000 small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), organized companies in five different […]

Number of employees on zero-hours contracts tops 700,000, the ONS reveals

Close to 700,000 employees are currently on zero-hours contracts in the UK, the latest statistical figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have been able to reveal. Separate ONS data shows that 1.8 million zero-hours contracts were used by businesses during the height of summer 2014. Conor D’Arcy, policy analyst at think tank the […]

Companies using agency workers to gain access to “access strategic skills”

Employers take on agency workers to gain “short-term access to key strategic skills” rather than taking on permanent members of staff, a recent survey has been able to reveal. Three-quarters of firms (75%) use agency workers, the latest Jobs Outlook survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) found, while 92% of employers say temporary […]

Remote clocking system streamlines employee management for retailers

Tracking employee time and attendance, especially for retailers that may have more than one location with both office and field-based workers, can become a very difficult task, but a remote clocking system can streamline the process and make it easier and faster. A modern workforce management system equipped with remote clocking features can help improve […]

Biometric access control system secures access to US local government building

A biometric access control systems has been installed in order to grant authorized personnel access to a local government building in Hawaii after-hours, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. The Hawaii State Capitol has installed a biometric access control system that reads the veins of the authorized individual’s […]

UK unemployment drops to 5.7%, ONS figures can reveal

General UK unemployment has fallen by 97,000 to 5.7% for the working population between October and December 2014, the latest statistical releases by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) have been able to reveal. Within the aforementioned interval, there were 30.90 million people in work, 103,000 more than for July to September 2014 and 608,000 […]

Attendance software can help companies improve employee management and productivity

Attendance software can help companies of any size and scope gain very valuable insight into their employees’ working behaviours, recent research on technology and the workforce by Dell and Intel can suggest. The Global Evolving Workforce study revealed that 26% of UK workers are taking work calls and 41% are checking work emails after hours. […]

Industrial access control and security systems market to reach $38 billion by 2020, research forecasts

The industrial access control and security systems market was valued at around $25 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $38 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 8.69%, a recent report by ResearchandMarkets has been able to reveal. On the basis of systems the industrial security systems market is categorized into video […]