A landmark court case will prompt an investigation into the use of biometrics in the workplace by the Australian government, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Former sawmill operator, Mr Jeremy Lee, has been granted permission to appeal a decision that denied his claim to unfair dismissal on the basis of his […]
In countries all across the world, employees are working in places with a “desk-time” culture. This is the name given to the well-known phenomenon of a workplace culture where employees feel like they need to stay beyond their contracted hours. 79% of the UK workers surveyed spend their days in this kind of environment, according […]
There are currently over one and a half million (1,667,265) SMEs in the UK that account for over fifty-one percent of total revenue and over sixty percent private sector employment, recent data from the Office of National Statistics can suggest. The dominating SME industries in the UK are the wholesale of retail trade, repair of […]
The latest FraudTrack report from BDO shows that the value of fraud in the UK fell from £2.1 billion to £746.3 million between 2017 and 2018. BDO have been tracking UK fraud cases over £50,000 since 2003, and suggest that the true scale of the fraud, bearing in mind underreporting, could actually be as high […]
Honda, the Japanese car manufacturer, builds 160,000 Honda Civics a year in Swindon, which is its only car factory in the EU. The company has just announced that it will no longer produce work from its Swindon plant by 2021. This will mean a loss of more than 3,500 jobs, says the BBC. The move […]
Recent research by BrightHR addresses the impact that staff absences can have on SMEs and provides helpful tips for effective management.
Late last year, KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms, caused a fuss when they announced that they would begin to fine employees who handed in their timesheets late. Many employees are unhappy about this policy, as they feel like it is a patronising and childish way to treat professional adult employees. This kind […]
Tensor, the parent company of Time and Attendance UK, has joined the Made in Britain directory. This organisation aims to gather all British manufacturers into their directory, membership of which is demonstrated with their registered mark, in order to create a widely-used and well-regarded procurement site for goods created in Britain. It was founded in […]
Time and attendance systems are the perfect technical solutions to enable the implementation of carers policies within UK firms, a measure that would help them save up to £4.8 billion a year in unplanned absences and a further £3.4 billion in improved employee retention, according to research by Centrica. According to Carers UK, one in […]
The government are bringing in new legislation which will offer better protection to workers on zero-hour contracts, agency employees or gig economy workers. These workers will need to be told about their employment rights, like eligibility for sick leave, on their first day in a new role. They can ask for more predictable hours, though […]