Clocking recording system shows jobs that are over budget
A town centre would have more than 1,500 street lights turned off at night time in order to save money. County officials envisage the move would save Market Harborough £23,000 per year.
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Work attendance technology reports show instances when rest day rules have been broken
A police force explained it needs to save money which is why it is considering proposals to reduce its front desk hours. Under the plans discussed at Thames Valley Police no front desks will close completely but the force admits redundancies remain a possibility.
Contactless clocking key fobs can be scanned in under half a second
Much disruption to staff and pupils was caused at the start of the new academic year by heavy rain after lead was stolen from the roof of a school. The theft happened at Swaythling Primary School in Hampshire.
Staff can annotate reasons why they were absent using self service workplace module
A dispute over changes to their contracts has led members of a teaching union to strike for three days this week at a secondary school. The NASUWT teachers have walked out and their union said members had no choice but to take a stand to protect their jobs.
Workers may have shifts for a day changed in advance via clocking software
More bad news came for the telecommunications industry with more than 100 positions under threat at the Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) site in Swindon. NSN said about a third of its 400 research staff are in consultations over job losses.
Employees automatically clocked out at a certain time to save businesses money
Union leaders say they are stunned at the scale of potential cuts as a university suggests halving the number of departments from 10 to five.
Time and attendance system creates huge range of daily working patterns
Union Aslef accused management of turning down an offer to continue talks on resolving a strike hitting rail routes across the North of England.
Office PC software accommodates different and complex overtime rates
A union is angry over the amount paid to contractors at a firm that is 83% owned by the state. Some 3,000 contractors’ names and billing rates were mistakenly attached to an email sent from Hays to 800 Royal Bank of Scotland staff. The message was supposed to remind managers to complete timesheets before the bank holiday weekend.
Single time clock for smaller firms can record employee details for 250 people
Companies containing workers numbering in the single figures cannot usually find the employees they want. That’s the message from a new report looking into thousands of ‘micro’ firms. Only 36% of micro firms were very or fairly confident that university leavers would have the right skills for the job.
Clocking recording network operates globally for a business expanding to new premises
The biggest speculative investment outside London has been hailed as a major coup in the current economic climate. A pair of UK property giants is backing a £14 million revamp of a proposed business park in South Lanarkshire near to the new M74 road.