10 Healthy Eating Tips to Improve Wellbeing
Having a healthy, balanced diet plays a really important role in your overall health and wellbeing. In fact, you may have noticed for yourself that eating certain types of food helps to lift your mood, increase your energy levels, and makes you feel more positive and motivated. Conversely, other types of food can have quite […]
Significant changes planned for UK data protection law
Here’s what you need to know about the UK’s plans to radically alter GDPR The UK government’s consultation on reforming data protection, launched on 9 September, sets out a radically different framework for data protection than GDPR. From re-orientating the Information Commissioner’s Office to new ways for businesses to process data, these far-reaching reforms are […]
LSAG AML guidance – Practical tips for compliance
This is the sixth blog in series to help law firms grapple with the latest Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) guidance on the Money Laundering Regulations. In this series, we looked at some key points from the LSAG Guidance on the Money Laundering Regulations 2017. This included the different types of risk assessment which firms […]
Diversity and inclusion – Be the solution: Why bystander training works
What is bystander intervention training? Bystander intervention training is an educational program designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills to safely and effectively intervene in situations where harm, harassment, or violence may occur. The training aims to empower bystanders to take action and prevent or diffuse potentially harmful situations. It typically focuses on […]
Try our social media knowledge check
Today, social media blurs the boundaries between our once distinct personal and professional personas, and the way we present ourselves online has rapidly become the marker of who we are in the real world. VinciWorks has a knowledge check to complement our course Social Media: Communicating at Work to help organisations test their staff’s knowledge […]
On-demand webinar: Diversity – Managing reasonable adjustments in the age of hybrid work
As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and businesses begin to return to the office, companies are taking a variety of approaches to managing the transition. While some are staying at home for now and others have gone back full time, most are opting for a hybrid working policy. But many people are anxious, or at least […]
How exercise contributes to a healthy lifestyle
According to the NHS, adults should do one type of physical activity every day. Adults should aim to do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise a week or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity a week. Adults should also spread exercise evenly over 4-5 days a week or every day, reduce time spent sitting or lying […]
VinciWorks launches Diversity and Inclusion four-course suite
Diversity has become an important component of a successful business, and employers have a responsibility to ensure a culture where people from all backgrounds feel welcome. But what’s the best way to create a work culture in which everyone, from the CEO to the managers to all employees, embraces diversity and promotes equality? What is […]
Introduction to SMCR for FCA-regulated firms
What is the Senior Managers and Certification Regime? (SMCR) The Senior Managers and Certification Regime is intended to strengthen market integrity and reduce harm to consumers by holding people to account. As discussed below, the number of financial service firms to which SMCR applies has been expanded in recent years. The aims of this expansion […]
LSAG AML guidance – Simplified Due Diligence (SDD)
When can I undertake simplified CDD (SDD)? This is the fifth blog in a series to help law firms grapple with the latest Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) guidance on the Money Laundering Regulations. In the previous LSAG blog, we looked at the situations which require enhanced due diligence (EDD). These are occasions where, due […]
