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British Telecom has compromised with union representatives on a new pay package for its members. The parties could not reach agreement on a one or two-year deal, but have instead shaken hands on a 39-month deal until March 2013. The company said the deal will cement wage stability at BT for several years. Andy Kerr, Communication Workers Union deputy general secretary, said: “Although our ballot for strike action was ultimately withdrawn, we believe it played a major part in getting BT back to the negotiating table with a significantly improved pay offer.”
To help increase productivity and good relations at your business, Access Control UK’s leading smart card and biometric systems can be combined withTime and Attendance readers for a complete security and clocking system for both large and small companies. The Time and Attendance software is fully compatible with all working hours regulations and provides an easy and cost-effective solution to your clocking issues. The T3510 4-Door Access Control system includes a scanner controller complete with the latest .NET PC based software. Linked together, it can control up to 128 doors from one PC and accommodates up to 10,000 smart card holders.
High farce took place at some polling venues during May’s general election. There were reports of voters being turned away in many towns and cities (including Sheffield, Birmingham and Liverpool) because too many people turned up than could be coped with. Yet of the 11 returning officers whose elections were criticised by the Electoral Commission, only three have agreed to give up their substantial payments. Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, said: "The voting chaos on general election night was a national embarrassment. No returning officer who turned away a single registered voter should dream of accepting a bonus when public confidence and public services are under threat." 
Crime rates went down at the Glastonbury Festival for the second year in a row. There were a total of 393 reported crimes at the music experience compared to 445 last year. Of these, 230 were thefts from tents at the west country venue. Avon and Somerset police said these were low figures considering there were more than 170,000 people at the Pilton site. Superintendent Ian Smith, who led the police operation, said: "We’re pleased that once again crime has remained low at the Glastonbury Festival. Our policing approach to the festival is a community approach. Feedback from festival-goers has been really positive."
The number of police on street patrol would be reduced in the wake of the government’s public sector spending cuts, one of Britain’s most senior police officers warned. “Sadly we will lose people,” Sir Hugh Orde said ahead of his speech to the association’s annual conference. On BBC Radio 4, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers Sir Hugh said that some services will have to be reduced, adding: “Our role is to make sure they are the less critical ones, the nice-to-do things rather than the essential-to-do things.” This was his reaction to governmental departments’ trimming of 25 per cent to order to reduce the deficit.
A football supporter was arrested for trespass when he reached the England World Cup dressing room unchallenged. Pavlos Joseph, 32, said later he found himself in the changing room after being given wrong directions at the Green Point stadium where he says he met former England soccer captain David Beckham. He said he told Beckham following the disappointing Algeria draw: "David, we’ve spent a lot of money getting here. This is a disgrace. What are you going to do about it?" 
Biometric and Smart Card Access Control systems from Access Control UK control the Smart Card scanner settings associated to a particular access point. The stand alone or PC based systems are installed using the best service and attention to safety rules, with the result that Access Control UK and the company that owns it, Tensor plc, have gained a certificate for their top health and safety (H&S) standards. The SAFEContractor Certificate, which recognises leading industry standards and for which Tensor has successfully passed accreditation this year, shows potential clients the high levels of H&S the firm has reached.
Security fears are among doubts expressed about plans for a new train station in Leeds. British Transport Police are one of the bodies who have objected to the development at Kirkstall. Councillors are set to give the green light for the station on the edge of the 56-acre Kirkstall Forge site, with parking and landscaping. Police have raised concerns over vulnerable cycle sheds, canopy/lifts encouraging loitering and the potential for anti-social behaviour.
The London Olympics 2012 site, one of the biggest construction projects held in recent times in the United Kingdom, has had a few problems including a delay in implementing its security measures. Originally there were plans to introduce the latest face recognition and fingerprint access control technology controlling entry to the 2012 site at the earliest possible opportunity. But when work got underway last year on the phased building of a fence around the Olympic Park, an Olympic observer confirmed that the only security process in place was checking a few documents and a gang of security guards patrolling the site.