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Eric Pickles, the new Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has ordered Bristol City Council to hand back £3.1 million from this year’s budget, with projects aimed at improving teaching standards and cutting teenage pregnancies among the first that be axed. A total of almost £7 million is being taken from council funding in the Bristol area as the Government demands immediate cuts to help tackle the nation’s debt.

If you are interested in a time and attendance systems from Time and Attendance South West, please do not hesitate to contact us using the following details… Time and Attendance South West Lake Lane Bridport Dorset DT6 4JY Tel: 01750 638695 Alternatively, why not visit our parent company, www.timeandattendance-uk.co.uk, where further information is available on all of our time and attendance systems and software.

Ensuring governmental, contractual and legal compliance for your employees can be a troublesome and time consuming effort. Many companies have contract and customer requirements to report direct labour hours associated with the production of products or completion of orders.

Time and Attendance South West’s world-class web enabled Time & Attendance and Integrated Security Management Systems are helping schools tackle truancy. About 67,000 school pupils are missing lessons every day, according to the latest government statistics published.

Despite computer controlled equipment and desktop PCs being ever present in the business enterprise, many organizations still have manual systems for completing payroll and attendance tracking.