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Primary school plans submitted in Derby development


A new primary school has been approved for an urban development in Derby. 

The Castleward Urban Village site will now include a primary school on Carrington Street. The school will be funded by local government, the local enterprise partnership and £3m of Homes England money.

How to properly manage sickness absences


Accurate monitoring of sickness absences is vital in any workplace. This means something more trackable than a phone-call, or an email to their line manager.

Having reliable data allows employers to recognise any developing patterns, or unbalanced amounts of sickness absences.

It is important not to immediately jump to negative conclusions if you discover that employees are taking a larger number of sickness absences than you or your organisation consider acceptable.

Holiday booking issues and how to solve them


 With the summer holiday season nearly over, your company might already have fallen foul of the many problems caused by out-of-date and inefficient holiday booking procedures.

Remote working is not an excuse to skive


More and more workplaces are needing to grapple with the additional needs of remote workers, as that option becomes steadily more popular. Over the last ten years, the number of UK workers moving into remote working positions has increased by almost 250,000 according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). 

Five uses of biometrics


Biometrics are measurements and/or calculations of the human body, used to identify people.

There are many different types of biometrics, as there are many parts of the human body which can uniquely identify you.