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The adoption of RFID-based access control and inventory monitoring/management solutions is growing at a steady pace across the retail sector, a new ChainLink Research report, sponsored by Tyco Retail Solutions, has revealed.

Prisoners in jails across England and Wales who participate in educational courses are much less likely to reoffend after being released, a brand new research carried out by the Ministry of Justice has revealed.

Existing plans to introduce the right to request flexible working for all employees have been further postponed by delays to the Children and Families Bill, a news media news report on this matter has revealed.

The UK economy grew by 0.7% in Q4, 2013, with the annual growth rate rising to 1.9%, the UK’s fastest annual rate of growth since 2007, figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

Close to 80% of national private sector jobs were created in the Greater London Area between 2010 and 2012, a report by leading urban economic Think Tank, Centre for Cities, has revealed.

Despite job vacancies in England returning to their pre-recession levels, skills shortages have also grown significantly, a study published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES ) warned.

The city of Oxford and the surrounding area are set to receive a significant cash injection as part of the landmark City Deal scheme, which will grant extensive administrative powers to the region, a recent news report has revealed.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are quite confident about their future and expect business volumes to grow over the course of 2014, new research reveals.

The UK manufacturing sector continued its strong growth pace well into January, recording a three-year high during the 1’st month of 2014, a brand new media report has revealed.

As more and more business organizations move to hire overseas talent, they should also implement very effective CV screening and background check processes, a market research study carried out by HireRight suggests.

Retaining their most talented employees can prove to be an extremely challenging task for most companies, but providing them with a variety of flexible, mobile, and remote work options can certainly help, results from a new survey carried out by Plantronics

The UK’s economic recovery is set to continue its positive trend over the course of 2014, reaching an estimated level of growth of 2.5% by the end of the year and 2.1% in 2015, a new forward-looking report by the National Institute of Social and Economic Research (NIESR) suggests.