Data breach report: what do we know about today’s IT security threats?
What are the biggest threats to your digital security? The tenth annual Data Breach Investigations Report from Verizon offers an overview of the current IT security landscape, including emerging threats and the most common causes of data breaches. While the report covers some new ground, one of the most startling aspects of the research is […]
Going global with VinciWorks
Compliance Week Europe This conference is designed to help compliance, audit, legal and risk executives understand how they can build and manage their ethics and compliance programmes more effectively. Topics to be discussed include: GDPR Cyber Fraud AML programmes Whistleblowing Anti-Bribery Collusion Ethics & Compliance Sanctions Supply Chain risk Fraud indicators and red flags
By Royal Decree: GDPR is still a Priority Confirms Queen’s Speech
So important even Her Majesty the Queen focussed her attention to it the 2017 Queen’s Speech, interest in the GDPR legislation shows no signs of slowing down. The Queen’s speech confirmed that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will still come into force in the UK on 25th May 2018 and will replace the Data Protection Act, which […]
Manual Handling – 5 Key Principles of Manual Handling Your Employees Need to Know
What is Manual Handling? The Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992 define manual handling as: “… any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force.” In effect, any activity that requires an individual to lift, move or support a load, will […]
Money Laundering Regulations – how do criminals and terrorists abuse law firms?
At least £57 billion is laundered through the UK each and every year. It’s not just criminals turning their illicit money from crime clean. Terrorist financing is often overlooked when it comes to anti-money laundering efforts, but acts of terror in the UK and around the world are being bankrolled in the same way as […]
Why publishing a modern slavery statement is now more important than ever
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 has now been in force for over 18 months. The Act means large organisations must pay closer attention to the practices of their suppliers. This includes carrying out audits of their suppliers, investigating the physical conditions of the workforce and being on the look out for instances of child labour. […]
Mental health at work
Poor mental health at work is one of the biggest threats to businesses and organisations today. It costs UK employers billions every year in sickness absence, reduced productivity and staff recruitment and takes a terrible toll on individuals’ well-being – yet a huge number of employers are unsure of how to approach the problem and for many it remains a taboo subject.
Emergency Evacuation Procedures – What Your Plan Needs to Cover
Emergency Evacuation Procedures – Preparing your organisation for an emergency An emergency is a serious, unexpected, often dangerous situation that requires immediate action. An emergency evacuation procedure is a plan of actions to be conducted in a certain order or manner, in response to an emergency situation. A prepared and educated workforce, who know how […]
Money Laundering Regulations – individuals and organisations receive large fines
The Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which came into force on 26th June 2017, brings some key changes to the anti-money laundering policies in law firms and organisations. Recent high profile money laundering scandals demonstrate the importance of having the right procedures in place to prevent money laundering. This blog gives some examples of the money […]
Money Laundering Regulations 2017 – free micro course
On Monday 26th June, the Fourth Money Laundering Directive was transposed into law to create the Money Laundering Regulations 2017. While the majority of the content in the final law is the same as the draft, there are a few important additions included in the final version of the draft. What are the changes under […]
