Scottish jail raids find 200 mobile phones smuggled in the facilities
A raid carried out by the Scottish Prison Service and targeting around 1000 inmates in two jails found that one in five had managed to smuggle mobiles into their cells.
Job vacancies go up by 8% across the UK, research reveals
The number of available jobs across the UK went up by 8% for the first three months of 2014 compared to Q1 2013, which led to slight drop in the competition for each vacancy, recent online research suggests.
Majority of UK workers only take up to 77 percent of their annual leave entitlements
Most UK workers only take 77% of their annual leave entitlements each year, with only around half of them actually taking all of the holiday they are entitled to, online research carried out by a leading careers website has revealed.
Welsh Government pledges support for new housing investment programme
Despite the challenges faced by public challenges across the whole of the UK, the Welsh Government has pledged its full support for investing in new infrastructure, including housing, a news report in the local media can reveal.
Over four million people now work from home, new TUC analysis reveals
The number of people claiming that they usually working from home rather than their company’s office has risen by 62,000 over the course of 2013, going over the 4 million threshold for the first time ever, a new TUC market analysis has revealed.
Information overload causes distraction and stress for British workers, experts reveal
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.
New CCTV cameras set to go live in South Holland, combat shoplifting
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.
Access control segment to grow in the EMEA region over next year and a half
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.
Employers should prepare for the impact of World Cup 2014, analysts warn
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.
London employment to soar as economy grows, CEBR forecast suggests
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.
Number of graduate vacancies goes up by 37%
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.
Economic growth reaches record high in May, CBI survey reveals
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.