UK economy continues steady growth, CBI report reveals

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 […]

Personnel management systems are the ideal tool for monitoring staff performance

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 […]

Number of employees applying for remote working is on the rise, survey reveals

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 […]

Police force set to use biometric time and attendance for automated bail system

Biometric time and attendance systems are typically used for monitoring and managing employee attendance, but a UK police force has decided to use this advanced technology for a very different and innovative purpose: bail enforcement. Merseyside Police are replacing a paper-based bail system with a biometric process, saying that biometrics will save money and cut […]

Improved visitor monitoring and control becoming a must for UK prisons

Implementing improved visitor monitoring systems is becoming a must for UK prisons because of continuing problems with drugs being smuggled into jails, a recent news report into this matter has been able to reveal. As part of this new initiative to improve visitor monitoring, a new generation of drugs scanners is to be purchased for […]

British businesses should improve their strategic workforce planning, study reveals

UK businesses looking to bolster their overall performance and mitigate any future challenges should also consider implementing a very solid and reliable strategic workforce planning solution, a survey from the Corporate Research Forum and KPMG has been able to reveal. Data from the survey suggests that, while workforce planning was actively used in organisations, it […]

IP access control systems to gain more market share as the “Internet of Things” grows

Market research by Gartner revealed that there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020 driving a revenue opportunity of over $4 trillion, and also bolstering the adoption of IP access control systems, experts in the field have argued. Relying solely on the existing network infrastructure, a comprehensive IP access […]

Time and attendance system helps employers manage sickness absence

Time and attendance systems can help employers better manage sickness absences, especially in mission-critical organizations such as the NHS, which is currently facing a major problem in terms of stress-related sickness absence, according to data obtained by the BBC as part of a Freedom of Information request. Figures suggest that 41,112 NHS staff took sick […]

Hand geometry biometrics market has significant potential for growth, research can reveal

The hand geometry biometrics market has a significant potential for growth over the next few years across all markets, recent research by Future Market Insights has been able to reveal. Hand geometry biometric system offers a high amount of convenience and security which guarantees confidentiality of private information. The technologies used in these systems are […]