Industries across the UK are facing a recruitment crisis due to socio-economic changes over the last couple of years. The country’s security industry is among the brunt of this crisis. …

Since the disruption caused by the COVID pandemic, Facilities Management (FM) businesses and contract owners have been desperate to find new ways to track employee hours, reduce blowouts and calculate payroll with assurance. With the high uptake of workers’ flexible shifts during COVID and lack of dedicated human contact and…

What is happening: Brookes Nader, a 26-year-old Sports Illustrated model, was walking home from a wonderful night out in New York when she received a rather disturbing notification on her iPhone prompting her that she was carrying an “unknown accessory” and that “This item has been moving with you for a while —…

Over 30000 visitors attended IFSEC this year (2022). It is an excellent place for security professionals to meet with almost everyone important in the security industry and collect valuable advice from expert speakers and colleagues. …

Security operatives providing vital services in the UK across public residential and commercial facilities is a familiar sight. Over a short period, approximately the last two years, COVID-19 has affected our behaviour and business patterns around the world. The way we travel, interact socially, work, and shop is not how…

It is a 2:00 AM Monday, and you are resting comfortably at your home, 45 minutes away from your store. It is a well-deserved rest since you finally received a large shipment of high in demand inventory worth £15M. You are sleeping soundly, assured that the £300 locks you installed…

You must be sure that the person securing millions of pounds worth of your property is trustworthy! On Friday, 16 August 2019, Adeshina, a security officer working at the hospital in London, was handed a lost wallet containing cards and £80 in cash. The person giving in the wallet logged…

The need and necessity for standards A few days ago, as I was driving down one of my favourite streets, I was greeted with an unusually jolting surprise, a speed-hump of a gigantic persuasion, which rattled my car’s suspension and compressed my vertebrae. I was caught off-guard since this route…

With changing trends and shortages in the labour market, many businesses and staffing providers choose how they approach their partnerships by allowing for more flexible working arrangements. While turnover for any organisation is all but inevitable, the data support that employees with an active voice in their employment schedules are…