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A court issued a woman with an 'Asbo' preventing her from entering public toilets after she was found passed out from inhaling solvents. She was thus banned from public loos around the area of East Lothian in Scotland, and it is believed to be one of the first cases of its kind. Kirsty Lennon was involved in an incident in Edinburgh, when a member of the public became aware that she had collapsed in a cubicle. Tensor's gates, barriers and turnstiles fully integrate with our smart card and biometric access control systems giving you full jurisdiction over movement and access in and around your site. Tensor offer a coin operated option for our turnstiles which offer improved security to your toilet facilities and extend flow capacity. With the addition of Tensor's fingerprint biometrics system, you have the perfect barrier against illegal entry. Without compromising the safety of those who use the turnstile, speed and reliability are provided even during rush hour periods.  

Overall the UK economy experienced a sharp slowdown during the second quarter of this year. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was up just 0.7 per cent on the same three months of last year. This was a big decline from a year-on-year rise of 1.6% in the first quarter. Ironically the poor GDP figures came out when Bank of England Governor Mervyn King was meeting members of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce. He said: “Speaking directly to business people adds a great deal to our understanding of economic conditions.” Tensor plc can kick-start your organisation’s clocking, payroll, lateness and absence recording requirements with a sophisticated time and attendance system. Our fully customisable WinTA systems easily and accurately record your employees' clocking data and perform equally well with both small and large numbers of employees. These systems come complete with Working Time Directive software, ensuring that your organisation remains compliant with regional, national, and international legislation. Standard reports include: Weekly Clock Card, Lateness Report, Payroll Summary, Absence Summary and Exceptions.

Ministers have reportedly tried to persuade civil servants to give up performance-related payments but were told the rewards were a contractual right. According to The Daily Telegraph, one quarter of the most senior civil service officials are in line for a sum worth up to 10 per cent of their salary. Cabinet Office reports says permanent secretaries last year donated their performance-related pay to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund while in 2008-09 they waived all their bonuses. If bonuses and other pay such as overtime are required as part of your staff’s contracts or agreed hours, then a Tensor Time and Attendance system is the best there is for your business’s payroll. Our flagship WinTAnet application can supply special working rules to calculate correct flexitime contracts which are common in the public sector. Employees working on an annual contract basis can be accommodated by the annualised hours procedures and reports within the WinTA system. The clever Tensor software can insert unpaid breaks if employees do not clock them.  

Security minister James Brokenshire assured the public the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games would take place in a secure and safe environment. Marking one year until the start of the event, the minister explained that a sequence of security exercises is taking place to test police and other agencies. He added: “This is something that we want the country to enjoy. Our focus is on ensuring a safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games for London and the UK as a whole.” Experts in security Tensor have developed three versions of our award-winning ID card software, guaranteed to suit all manner of business requirements. Beginning with the Lite ID Card entry-level software, this runs on a PC or network of PCs using your Windows™ operating system, and records any person visiting your premises. Additional surveillance equipment, such as digital CCTV and automatic number plate recognition devices, can be combined with your ID card software, allowing you to create a highly sophisticated visitor monitoring network.  

A scrap metal dealer says it is working with police to curb the problem of metal thieves attempting to shift stolen material. Avon Metals, based in Gloucestershire, said it will turn away anyone they believe is dealing in dodgy metals. Operations director John Verdon said the firm tends to deal with trusted merchants, adding: "We always ask for identification so there's a paper trail if anything turns out not to be right." Tensor Access Enterprise is one of Tensor's latest developments in our proven range of Windows™ based Access Control products, from simple door and registration point control, through to a fully computerised global networked system. The multi-user Tensor Access Enterprise is intended for larger companies. It includes extra software to enable you to easily add and edit profile settings to all registered hardware equipment attached to your company's network of Tensor equipment. Door access can be limited depending on the person's roll call status, and can be configured to open on fire alarms and lock on burglar alarms.  

Leaked documents show the average salary at the British Olympic Association (BOA) has risen by more than one-fifth during the past 12 months. Figures which have been leaked to the BBC demonstrated that the average pay of a member of staff at the BOA, which admitted earlier this year it was struggling to fund Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics, has risen by more than £13,000. The average salary at the sporting body is now more than £75,000. For gold medal performance at dealing with your company’s payroll and clocking, look no further than Tensor's WinTAnet world-class web enabled Time & Attendance system. It handles all major hours calculation methods, including simple determination of overtime – whether the number of daily hours worked or the more complex payment of overtime hours adjusted when periodic targets are not met. Tensor is the leader in the field of exporting information to the payroll system. WinTAnet has a wide range of configuration options to extract payroll information in exactly the correct format.  

Twelve fire crews were required to tackle a huge blaze which caused a major road to close in North Yorkshire. The firefighters were called to a waste management depot on Thirsk Industrial Park where the fire caused thick black smoke which could be seen for miles. Both the A170 flyover and roads leading into the estate were closed. Emergency services asked people to detour the scene to prevent congestion and let them deal with the fire. Tensor’s first class smart card Access Control and Time & Attendance .NET equipment comes with highly configurable fire roll call for your office or depot. Safety is ensured when Tensor clocks and access control units are linked into your company's fire alarm system to trigger a fast, automated fire evacuation list. Employees use their cards or key fobs to record their presence. From the most basic ‘on site’ reporting, to the individual tracking of employees’ movement between fire zone/fire assembly points, Tensor's Fire Roll Call can be tailored to meet your safety requirements.

British Transport Police (BTP) has implemented extra protection for railway sites, including helicopter surveillance and CCTV. The increase is due to a rise in thefts of copper and other metals. The BTP has set up a dedicated task force with increased patrols, working in partnership with other interested bodies. Assistant Chief Constable Alan Pacey said: "We are working to tackle the issue and in the past few months have seen significant jail sentences handed down to cable thieves put before the courts.” Tensor has security products for any office or depot, whether manned or remote, and CCTV is ideal for monitoring out-of-the-way sites. One of the main features of our CCTV systems is that they are integrated to work with a standard PC monitor. This has been achieved through the development of sophisticated CCTV software. Remote management of your CCTV network via LAN, WAN, or the internet is also possible through the CCTV software. Historical footage can be viewed remotely, and DVR set-up parameters can be configured.  

Three workers at a warehouse in Lancashire were tied up by a gang of robbers who stole cigarettes. The staff were loading them into a vehicle at the depot in Blackburn for a morning delivery when a white Mercedes Sprinter van pulled up. Police said six to eight men masked men with Liverpool accents grabbed and tied up the men inside the warehouse. Detectives added the trio have been left incredibly shaken by the incident. Tensor Access Enterprise is a multi-user version, intended for implementing door security at larger companies and is a companion to our WinTA Enterprise time and attendance application. It includes extra software to enable you to easily add and edit profile settings to all registered hardware equipment attached to your company's network of Tensor equipment. Tensor Access Enterprise can operate a maximum of 372 scanners and record an unlimited number of employee details. This edition can also link to your Tensor Personnel Enterprise application, where it is able to share employee data.  

A city council is accepting sealed offers for a single-storey former toilet building which it says could be developed for a variety of uses, subject to planning permission. The toilet block has gone up for sale in the centre of Leicester, and the council said it no longer needs it. Council investment and development manager Neil Evans said: "We've found in the past that there's interest in these quirky old buildings." Tensor’s toilet turnstiles are a vital access control and time and attendance tool for public conveniences as they help to raise revenue, prevent anti-social behaviour and serve as an audit trail. Tensor’s gates, barriers, and turnstiles fully integrate with our smart card and biometric access control systems giving you full jurisdiction over movement and access in and around your site. Half height turnstiles are ideal for toilet blocks as they cope with high traffic volumes. Double half height turnstiles are also available, so your throughput can be doubled while keeping the amount of space down to a minimum.  

Incidents of thefts of copper and other cable from sites have gone up so much that more than 400 people alone have been arrested across the UK for stealing from British Telecom’s (BT) network in the past year. BT's security unit has had to set up a nationwide intelligence-led task force whose strategy includes attending crime scenes, liaising closely with police and visiting scrap metal dealers. Both Virgin and BT have reported thousands of pounds worth of damage. Tensor have a proven range of Windows™ based Access Control products, beginning from simple door and registration point control up to a multi-site network, for protecting offices and depots. The T8424 scanner controller is the unit to which all Access Control equipment within your Tensor network is connected. Each T8424 scanner controller on the network can have combinations of up to two T149x access point scanners or fingerprint readers giving you full control over who is allowed access through any controlled point at any time of day.  

Union representatives paid tribute to a new chief executive who they said was a factor in negotiating a pay deal following a stand-off. Recent changes of leadership at British Airways and Unite was seen to renew a desire to reach agreement. Union members voted that the latest offer should be put to a full ballot. One member at the meeting who had been sacked during the dispute, Duncan Holley, said there had been a "wind of change" at BA under new chief Keith Williams. Tensor's payroll and attendance software handles all major hours calculation methods. WinTAnet can supply working rules to calculate the correct result by creating all manner of rosters and shifts. It contains special rules to accommodate the formal flexitime contracts worked by many public sector employees. The system allows you to create a series of shift premium rules that enable employees to earn bonus payments under special circumstances. The bonus is calculated either as extra hours or monetary amounts and can be included in the export to payroll.