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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

UK jobseekers are not really aware of the value of SMEs as employers, online research from one of the UK’s top job search websites has revealed.

The rate of unemployment in the UK has continued its downward trend over the past three months, dropping to 7.7% between May and July, compared to 7.8% for the previous 3 months’ interval.

The release of Apple’s new top-range smartphone, the iPhone 5S, that comes equipped with a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button, is quite likely to make biometric authentication more popular with mainstream consumers, who rarely used such a system before (if ever).

Small businesses are finally starting to create new jobs for the first time in over three years, painting a better picture in terms of the prospects of economic recovery, a brand-new industry report has revealed.