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The latest report from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that the UK unemployment rate for April to June 2013 was 7.8% of the economically active population, unchanged from January to March 2013.

The need to implement advanced workforce management systems in order to manage new, mobile and flexible working arrangements has driven the demand for integrated Time & Attendance solutions up by 50% over the past few years.

The UK government seems to be well on track to achieve its set target of granting 25% of central government business to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by 2015, an official report on the matter has recently revealed.

A solid and reliable time and attendance and workforce management system capable of thoroughly handling extensive shift patterns and a large number of employees is really a must for every company’s that’s planning a large-scale extension, and that’s also exactly the case with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), who’s currently considering a huge expansion at its

Strategically booking holidays is becoming a weapon to use against co-workers, a new study has revealed, but such practices can be easily avoided by implementing a system that enables HR managers to easily visualize applications over various departments and grant annual leave accordingly.

Following the announcement of plans for the private security industry to be subjected to further specific regulatory measures from 2014, the BSIA (British Security Industry Association) has asked the Home Office for further clarity on the timing of regulatory change.

The UK economy seems to be on a very positive trend, with surging factory output, higher car sales and rising activity in the housing market leading the way towards what’s shaping up to be the most significant improvement since the start of the credit crunch.  

Worldwide unit shipments of video door phones will grow by 7.5 per cent during the next five years, marking a strong transition from audio to video in terms of access-control and intercom solutions, a new market study has revealed.

Despite having some rather low expectations regarding actual growth, the general level of optimism regarding the overall business environment has increased among small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) the first time since April 2012, new research reveals.  

Liverpool City Council has just received a new planning application to build a 1.26 million sq ft storage and distribution hub in Croxteth, which has the potential to create almost 1,500 jobs.

Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs) are contributing more than large firms to the growth of the UK economy, a recent study commissioned by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed.

British economy is set for further sustained growth for the rest of 2013, forecasters at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) have just revealed, while GDP is also expected to grow by 1% over the course of 2013, compared to the initial 0.7% estimate from April.