Ten steps to preventing sexual harassment in your workplace

Sexual harassment at work

The month of October 2018  saw an alarming number of allegations of sexual harassment. This includes the demise of Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein, Netflix cutting ties with actor Kevin Spacey and the spread of allegations to Westminster.

With a BBC survey finding half of women in the UK and a fifth of men have been sexually harassed at work or at a place of study, it is clear managers must promote a culture whereby staff can bring up any concerns of sexual harassment in the knowledge that they will be heard and dealt with.

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Knowledge checks – create your own five minute courses

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A knowledge check is a short course that helps users refresh their knowledge on key compliance topics

When it comes to compliance training, ensuring your staff trains on the topics most relevant to both your organisation’s needs and their role can be a challenge. For example, when carrying out GDPR training, those in marketing will need training that focusses on processing data and dealing with subject access requests. IT professionals, on the other hand, need to focus on data security and technical measures. While our modular GDPR training is fully customisable and can be configured into over 1,000 versions, customised refresher training is also a key part in ensuring the knowledge has not been forgotten.

VinciWorks has therefore created a tool that allows businesses to create a short course, known as a knowledge check, from scratch that can be rolled out to their whole staff, specific departments or a member of staff in a particular role.

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The IT department’s guide to GDPR

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Internet technology departments are extremely valuable when it comes to data protection compliance for an organisation. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) ensures that consumer and employee data is more secure than ever. What does that mean for the IT department? They must be careful when collecting and analysing information online. Any information collected that can be used to distinguish one individual from another is personal data. 

To help organisations and IT departments understand what is required from them, VinciWorks has published a host of data protection resources including one specific to internet technology as well as many others. Understanding how to safely and securely collect and analyse data will ensure you meet all compliance guidelines as well as keep your consumers and employees protected.

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The guide to risk based third party due diligence

Risk assessment clip boardWhen your organisation is using third parties, it is essential to complete your own due diligence equal to the risk faced from the said relationship. With businesses and partnerships around the world growing, it is essential to make sure all your relationships and third parties are legal and legitimate. VinciWorks’ guide to risk based third party due diligence will give you a clearer understanding of how to conduct a detailed and genuine risk assessment.

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