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Solid, latest-generation time and attendance systems designed to streamline employee management and help firms save time and money on payroll will certainly become a must even for small and medium businesses as they manage to secure new contracts and go on hiring sprees.

One of the UK’s largest construction services firm has revealed plans to create over 5,000 apprenticeships over the next five years, a recent media news report into this matter was able to reveal.

The UK economy has recorded a stable rate of growth in the three months to November, figures obtained from the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator were able to reveal. The survey of 742 businesses found that, overall, growth was slightly stronger in manufacturing, with output up in 15 of the 18 sub-sectors, as well as in the consumer & business professional services. Despite the positive trend, rxpectations for growth are not as strong as earlier in the year but are well above their long-run average.

Hull City Council has teamed up with a consortium of developers for building up to 4,000 new homes in Hull, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal. The local authority will work together with KHSP, which consists of housing developers Keepmoat Limited and Strata Homes Limited, housing provider Home Group Limited and commercial property specialists ‘Priority Space’, in order t

‘Project Jennifer’, the £150 million regeneration of Great Homer Street in Liverpool, has officialy started, a news report in the local business media was able to reveal. As well as a 110,000 sq ft Sainsbury’s supermarket, the major regeneration project will bring 80,000 sq ft of retail, 900 free customer car parking spaces, a petrol filling station and homes.

The majority of firms involved in the construction segment, from SMEs to large contractors, reported an increase in activity over Q3, 2014, the latest survey by the Construction Products Association (CPA) was able to reveal.

A new housing development is set to be built in the north of Enfield as part of a collaborative project between the Enfield Council and Kier property, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal. The new development of 94 new residential homes will consist of 37 affordable homes and 57 private rented homes.

A solid and highly-reliable employee management system is certainly a must for every major company that undergoes massive changes in its organizational structure. This will also apply to Lloyds Banking Groups, who has recently revealed plans to close 200 branches, shedding 9,000 jobs in the process of ‘digitising’ its work.

Every company that finds itself in the fortunate position to go on a hiring spree due to increased business demand should also seriously consider the implementation of a solid and reliable time and attendance system designed to help streamline the hiring process. That’s also the case with telecoms giant BT, who’s recently revealed plans to create 500 more engineering roles as part of its Openreach arm.

Reliable employee management systems are really a must for firms planning to hire more temporary staff in order to gain access to specific sets of skills. The trend to bring more temporary workers on board seems to have become more popular lately, as the monthly report on jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) was able to point out.

Britain’s SMEs (smalls and medium businesses) plan to hire more employees over the coming three months, a very recent Vistage Medium-Sized Business Confidence Index was able to reveal. The survey polled 431 CEOs, MDs and owners of medium and larger small businesses and found that up to 60% of respondents expect the economic conditions in the UK to improve over the next 12 months.

One of the UK’s largest mobile phone retailers has entered administration earlier this week, putting no less than UK 5,596 jobs at risk, a news report on the matter was able to reveal. Phones 4u was forced to call in administrators from PwC after all the company’s mobile network partners announced that they would not be renewing their current contracts when they expire next year.