RMS Update: Dashboard is now filterable
The dashboard of the Risk Management System is the nerve center of the risk management process. It provides an overview of an organisation’s risk profile, important alerts, top risks and the latest risk news. This risk epicenter is now even more powerful with the addition of filters for categories and org units. This granular view […]
VinciWorks 2017 course schedule
After a successful 2016 that saw 150,000 course completions, we are excited to present our tentative plan for 2017 online course schedule. First quarter Data Protection: Privacy at Work Modern Slavery: Practical Steps for Procurement Micro-learning module: phishing Second quarter Tax evasion: Failure to Prevent All new AML refresher
VinciWorks hosts second continuing competence user group
Over 22 leading firms joined Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin and SRA Policy Executive Richard Williams for the second continuing competence user group. This candid conversation between the firms and the regulator focussed on how firms are implementing continuing competence since the changes to CPD in November, and to share best practice. Many firms […]
Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive – key changes for solicitors
The Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive will be implemented by the end of June 2017. Many pages have been written detailing all of the changes and minutia. Below are the key changes that solicitors need to be aware of as part of their day-to-day work. We will be updating our AML courses accordingly and launching a […]
How Brexit and Trump could cause a data protection headache
The risks of a hard brexit Regardless of what the UK does with GDPR after Brexit, the biggest threat to data protection is from an exit from the EU without any deal. This is the so-called hard Brexit and fallback to World Trade Organisation rules until a further agreement is reached, or not. It’s the […]
The 8 Principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and how GDPR will affect them
Try the GDPR Course The UK Data Protection Act The United Kingdom (UK) Data Protection Act (DPA) sets out rules for how your personal information can be used by organisations, businesses or the government. The Data Protection Act 2018 is the UK’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPA 2018, which […]
Timeline for publishing a modern slavery statement
When Should My Organisation Publish its Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement? The 2015 UK Modern Slavery Act stipulates that all companies with an annual turnover of over £36 million must publish a Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement for 2016. The government guidelines recommend that a company’s Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement should be published […]
Workplace stress- what’s the answer?
Stress is a big problem for people at work. And the cost to employers is enormous. A few shocking statistics summarise the size of this problem: 440,000 people in the UK reported that work-related stress was making them ill (according to the Health and Safety Executive) 11.7 million working days were lost in 2015/16 due […]
Oxfam scandal – seven vital steps to manage reputational risk
The answer, Bell Pottinger has taught us, is yes. Mrs Thatcher’s favourite PR firm entered administration this week on the back of a disastrous, well, PR campaign. The swirling scandal that brought down an industry giant started with a £100,000 per month contract to run a campaign in South Africa on behalf of the Guptas, a family-run business empire ensnared in the largest web of corruption and political intrigue since the end of apartheid.
New Anti-Money Laundering refresher course for accountants
Introducing VinciWorks’ new AML 360° course for accountants VinciWorks has just released a new course on anti-money laundering aimed at accountants. The course will focus on money laundering challenges that accountants in particular are faced with. This includes information on the EU Fourth Directive that comes into effect on 26 June 2017, as well as identifying […]
