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The number of workers applying to work from home under the UK’s Right to Request Flexible Working policy is on the rise, statistical figures published in a new survey from Unify have been able to reveal. Almost a third (29 per cent) of the 15,000 British workers participating in the poll stated that they worked […]

Personnel management systems can help companies and organizations improve their staff’s overall performance and productivity levels. The need for such systems is especially dire across the NHS, where performance levels have dropped over the past couple of years. A recent report by The King’s Fund found that, in the most recent quarter (Q3 2014/15) 7.4 […]

The UK economy recorded a steady growth in the three months to March, but is likely to accelerate over the next few months, figures from the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator, a survey of 764 businesses, has been able to reveal. The research shows stronger growth in the distribution (retail, wholesale & motor trades) and consumer […]

Migrating a CCTV surveillance system from legacy NTSC or PAL video to 720p or 1080p high-definition feeds is not an easy task, but industry group the HDcctv Alliance plans to demonstrate just how smooth this process can be when using the HDCVI 2.0 standard at ISC West 2015, which takes place at Sands Expo, Las […]

As part of its sustained efforts to further advance the adoption of high security smart card-based physical access control systems (PACS), the Smart Card Alliance has recently release a very useful guide specification designed to help architects, engineers, consultants, integrators, manufacturers and end users incorporate smart card-based PACS cards and readers into architectural and engineering […]

A new biometric time and attendance system has been deployed in South Africa’s National Assembly in order to improve attendance monitoring for Members of Parliament, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. The biometric identification system for MPs uses Members’ fingerprints – captured at the start of the establishment […]

Increased stress levels can lead to a surge in absenteeism and lower productivity levels, especially among ambulance workers, a segment where 82% of employees have considered leaving their jobs as a result of workplace stress, according to figures from a recent survey by Unison. The poll of nearly 3,000 ambulance workers revealed that 91% are […]

The UK’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) have fully benefited from the economy’s strong growth, the latest SME Monitor published by the Aldermore Bank was able to reveal.

Implementing a secure and reliable solution for managing the evacuation of personnel working within a plant in case of an emergency is really a vital measure for the industrial segment, considering just how dangerous and potentially deadly a fire can prove to be in this environment.

Employee time management systems are particularly useful when firms make extensive use of temporary or agency workers, and this is something they seriously consider, given the high level of popularity this form of employment enjoys at this time.

The level of unemployment across the UK dropped to 6.5% (or 2.12 million people), 121,000 fewer than for December 2013 to February 2014 and 383,000 fewer than a year earlier, the latest figures from the ONS were able to reveal.

Solid and reliable visitor monitoring systems that are mostly automated and require a minimum level of assistance from prison staff will soon become a “must have” for all detention facilities, given the fact that the number of prison officers in England and Wales has been cut by 30 per cent in three years.