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British office workers feel increasingly distracted at work and at home due to the overload of information they face on a daily basis, a survey of more than 2,000 UK employees has revealed.

Multiple CCTV cameras are set to go live across South Holland by September as part of an all-out initiative to combat shoplifting in the area and increase the overall level of safety in the busiest shopping areas.

The access control segment is likely to record some strong growth across the EMEA region from 2014 through 2015 says the latest forecast report from the IHS, drawn up following a thorough evaluation of the rate of movement toward IP and other more advanced security technologies.

The 2014 World Cup represents one of the most important sporting events of the year, which means that British employers may have to deal with absence issues and distracted employees, HR analysts at XpertHR have warned.

The London economy is expected to grow in real terms by 4.2% over 2014 as a whole and by 3.4% in 2015, thus regaining its status as the fastest growing UK region, forecasts from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) suggest.

The number of entry-level roles available for graduates has risen by 37% year-on-year, with 15,732 vacancies being advertised last month, new research from Adzuna suggests.

Business activity and economic growth reached a record high in May, posting the highest reading since data began in 2003, according to the latest CBI growth indicator.

The number of workers employed on temporary contracts will continue to rise into 2015, research carried out by Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) has recently revealed.

The number of employees who’ve received pay rises, bonuses and promotions has increased over the past year, with fewer people being laid off and more starting new jobs, new figures supplied by YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research have revealed.

Job seekers’ skills should be integrated to a much higher degree with employability, experts from the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) have publicly argued, during a recent conference.

British economy grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2014 and by 3.1% over the last year, figures from the second estimate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) conducted by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) have recently

Employers across the UK are facing shortages in terms of the available candidates for the jobs they advertise, the latest research report compiled by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) with KPMG and Markit can reveal.