Made in Britain is set for a major comeback, powered by SMEs
British manufacturing is set for a significant revival, with more high-profile firms vowing to support the sector, although most of the actual work in this segment is carried out by SMEs.
Job market confidence climbs to highest level since 2008
The households’ perceptions of job prospects remained stable while their optimism about job security rose to the highest level since May 2008, a recent report from Lloyds Bank has revealed.
Sick days costing UK business nearly £29 billion a year, study reports
Despite taking fewer days off sick than in previous years, UK workers still require four times more time off than their counterparts from other countries, which is costing UK business nearly £29 billion a year, research carried out by consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has revealed.
Biometrics-based patient ID solutions might become very popular in low-literacy areas
The implementation of biometrics-based patient identification systems might become quite a widespread phenomenon in low-literacy areas of the world, where people can’t read or write, but still require specific treatment.
Physical security market to reach $85.51 billion by 2018, study reports
The global Physical Security Market is expected to grow from $55.59 billion in 2013 to $85.51 billion (£54.9 billion) in 2018, at a CAGR of 9.0% from 2013 to 2018, a new market study has revealed.
More British SME owners go mobile for managing their business while on holiday
Up to 62 percent of small business owners use mobile devices in order to log on and access work-related data while on holiday and taking time off, a new study has revealed.
UK manufacturing reaches three-year high, study reveals
British manufacturers are experiencing a surge in activity, with output balances reaching their highest level for three years, a major new survey released today by EEF, the manufacturers organisation, and accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP, has revealed.
31% of UK office workers fail to take their whole entitled holiday leave
A new research study by recruitment company Adecco has revealed that just under a third of all office workers across the UK will not take the whole amount of annual leave they’re entitled to, for a variety of reasons.
Professional services sector records fastest growth since 2007, says CBI report
Business activity in the professional services sector grew to its highest level since 2007, with overall confidence levels in this sector also rising, the latest quarterly Service Sector Survey from the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) has revealed.
Extensive monitoring system could help in fight against prison mobile phone smuggling
Mobile phones designed to look like car key fob have become increasingly popular with inmates across UK prisons, due mostly to the fact that they’re far easier to smuggle into high-security facilities than their larger-size counterparts.
Shift sharing used by Unity mine workers to stop job losses
Management and union officials from the Unity Mine in Cwmgwrach in the Vale of Neath, Wales, have managed to work together in order to create a “rota system” designed to prevent major job loses.
Gap between part-time and full-time employees’ confidence in job security is widening
Employees working in a part-time position are increasingly less confident in their job security compared to their counterparts working in full-time positions, the Legal & General’s Job Security Index has revealed.