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Over 50 percent of all SMEs across the UK are experiencing increased operating costs, which is having a negative impact on small business cash flow, a recent survey has been able to reveal. The latest Close Brothers Business Barometer survey revealed that 59 per cent of UK SMEs are experiencing an increase in their operating […]

An estimate 23% of workers have requested flexible working despite more than half (54%) being aware of the government’s right to request legislation, a study by O2 Business has found. The survey of 2,000 UK workers suggested that the main reasons for not taking up flexible working are a lack of trust (chosen by 31% […]

Time and attendance software can help managers take the best decisions in terms of prospective staffing levels and mitigate the effects of shared parental leave. That’s particularly important since more than half of the UK believes that childcare should be shared equally between parents, according to a recent survey by the Department for Business, Innovation […]

The Access Control market across the Middle East is set to reach US$500 million by 2018, recording an average annual growth of 15 percent over the next few years, a recent research report has predicted. Worth US$200 million in 2014, the MEA access control market is estimated to grow 15 per cent annually up to […]

Soft skills, which include communication, teamwork and time management, contribute £88 billion to the UK economy, research by a campaign calling for the re-evaluation of soft skills has found. Research commissioned by the campaign led by McDonald’s forecasts that the value soft skills adds to the economy will increase to £109 billion over the next […]

Personnel management solutions that deliver enhanced skills management features could prove to be the perfect solutions to tackle the forthcoming problem of decreasing workforce competitiveness, which was clearly pointed out within the latest CBI/Accenture survey, Growth for Everyone. The report reveals that half of British businesses expect to create jobs and grow their workforce in […]

As part of an action within the Industrial Strategy: Construction 2025 aimed at promoting safety and high workmanship standards on construction sites, the industry, including trade associations, contractors, clients and government should only specify and promote card schemes carrying the CSCS logo with no equivalents accepted, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has recently suggested. The […]

A Monitoring of Contractor and Visitor System (MCVS) can help companies streamline the management of students on work placements who access their sites. This is particularly important for companies in the construction segment, where enforcing site safety and security for any visitor is of utmost importance. That’s exactly the case with six West Chesire College […]

A properly set up fire roll call system can help streamline personnel evacuation in case of an emergency, such as a dangerous industrial blaze. Such an unfortunate event has recently affected an industrial estate in Wollaston, where a blaze erupted on Sunday, the 18’th of January, on the premises of ThinkGreen recycling. Dozens of firefighters […]

Employers should reconsider their sickness absence policies and make them more flexible, a report by Lancaster University’s The Work Foundation has recently argued. The paper estimated that two in five (40%) employees could suffer from a chronic or fluctuating condition by 2030. It also argues that for those living with conditions where the symptoms fluctuate […]

Real time absenteeism reporting is a top priority for well over half of HR professionals, as it provides key insights into the employees’ efficiency, a new research report has been able to reveal. The report said absenteeism is managed through combined efforts between HR and line managers – while 85 percent rely on reports to […]

While proximity smart cards and access control systems are typically associated to the enterprise environment, it seems that using these secure physical access solutions might become more widespread in the residential sector as well. One of the latest examples of successfully using an enterprise-oriented technology in the residential segment comes from the United States, where […]