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The proper use of employee-related data (attendance, skills, qualifications, etc.) could help the UK bolster its productivity levels by around 3%, recent research carried out by innovation charity Nesta has been able to find. The research found that if companies that do not use data extensively behaved more like data active companies (datavores, data builders […]

Reliable time and attendance clocking systems with extensive built-in workforce management features can help employers when facing wide scale job cuts, an unfortunate situation that’s likely to affect the Barclays employees over the next couple of years. Up to 30,000 posts are expected to go by 2017 as the bank plans to speed up its […]

A worker on a London construction site has received a prison sentence after being charged with multiple CSCS card fraud offences, a recent news report has been able to reveal. Isaac Agyekun of London pleaded guilty and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. The case followed an incident on 17 February at the Westfield shopping centre […]

Up to 6,000 jobs will be axed following a strategic review carried out by Centrica, owner of the UK’s largest energy supplier, British Gas, the company has revealed during its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2015. The move is likely triggered by the fact that Centrica group profits fell 3% to £1 […]

The global pedestrian access control systems’ market will grow by 7% to 10% in developed economies and by up to 15% in developing regions over the next five years, a recent research report from Future Market Insights has been able to reveal. The research group’s report, “Pedestrian Access Control System Market: Global Industry Analysis and […]

An advanced system designed to use CCTV cameras and automatic image recognition software to detect litter being dropped is currently being developed

Modern and secure biometric time and attendance systems could soon replace the older attendance registers and roll calls in primary schools across the Indian state of Goa, a recent news report has been able to reveal. Under a central government scheme, local authorities will install biometric time and attendance systems in two government primary schools […]

British small and medium-sized (SME) manufacturers have continued to grow in the three months to July, but were slightly affected by a lower level of performance in terms of exports, a recent news report has been able to reveal. The survey of 408 companies reported steady growth in new domestic orders over the quarter and […]

The market for all biometric workforce management solutions (i.e., cloud-, software- and hardware-based) will reach US$600 million in sales by 2018, market researchers at Biometrics Research Group, Inc. have forecast within their latest market analysis report. The paper examines the growing demand for biometric applications for labor management, workforce productivity and time and attendance solutions. […]

Close to half of UK employees went to work despite being ill, a situation that seriously affects their overall productivity, recent data from the Health in the Workplace Report has been able to reveal. The research found that that 40% of employees have not taken a single day off for illness in the last 12 […]

A new biometric access system will help baseball fans enter the grounds of Coors Field stadium in Denver much faster than before, a recent news report has been able to find. The new system will enable the use of fingerprint recognition technology to screen entrants as they head into the venue. There will be a […]

The number of employers who are seriously considering hiring young jobseekers has recorded a significant growth over the past quarter, recent data from CIPD’s latest Labour Market Outlook (LMO) has been able to reveal. The report suggests that 33 per cent of organisations with ‘hard-to-fill vacancies’ are planning to hire more young people to fill […]