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Flexible working has become extremely popular during the pandemic-induced lockdown, and, for the first time in seven years, has overtaken an attractive salary and benefits package as the most desired factor, when choosing an employer, a recent market research survey has been able to suggest. The findings were today revealed by specialist recruiter, Randstad […]

Although the phenomenon has drastically reduced over the past few years payroll fraud can still occur, with a comprehensive time and attendance software remaining one of the best solutions to combat these costly problems. According to HR experts, buddy punching or buddy clocking is one of the top methods to engage in payroll fraud, and […]

Over half of the UK’s furloughed employees are considering career changes, new research by IT management company NTT DATA UK has been able to suggest. The uncertainty around job security has driven the change, as 60% of respondents said they feared they will not have a job to go back to once the furlough scheme […]

The recent loosening of lockdown rules has led to a significant rise in the demand for workers in both permanent and temporary placements, the latest UK Report on Jobs, compiled for the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG, has been able to suggest. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the recovery […]

Companies across the UK are being urged to step-up their preparations in order to ensure staff can return safely to their offices, a recent news report has been able to suggest. As offices begin to welcome workers back, and as those workers increasingly connect both in and out of the workplace, outbreaks of the Covid-19 […]

Companies across the UK are being urged to review their internal holiday booking systems as they’re very likely to be overwhelmed following the lifting of the lockdown restrictions, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Following the Government’s announcement on the 22 of February of how they will ease lockdown restrictions in England, […]

A poll from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) showed that 19% of respondents were working in their workplace rather than from home some or all of the time, despite being capable of doing their entire job from home. This is in contrast to the current UK government instruction that people should work from home if […]

Have you ever seen an animal in the clouds above you? Or recognised a face in common household objects? You’re certainly not alone. This is properly called pareidolia, which is when your brain interprets sights or sounds as a different familiar pattern. It comes from the Greek para “contrary to”) and eidōlon “shape”). In today’s […]

During this tumultuous year of 2020, we have added a new form of clocking-in attendance technology to our range of UK-leading time and attendance products. Secure and fraud-proof The Suprema FaceStation2 Facial Recognition Time and Attendance Terminal enables companies to trust their attendance results rather than using a less secure method such as swipe cards […]

At Time and Attendance UK, we have worked hard to ensure that your staff can access your sites in as hygienic and contact-minimised a way as possible. Our latest innovation which can be integrated into our time and attendance management system is a range of long-range radio-frequency readers. Advantages include: users can open doors and […]

The advantages of working from home have become more well-known throughout 2020, thanks to the enforced remote working of the pandemic. Higher motivation, fewer sickness absences and more productivity. Many companies are planning to allow more employees to work from home in the future, after the pandemic, than the companies would have considered feasible in […]

Our central software has a new feature, designed to help you manage your workforce safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. This Track and Trace reporting allows you to select someone in the system who you want to check on as a potential infection risk. For example, they may have just flagged with a high temperature that […]