Payoneer settles with OFAC for Ukraine / Russia sanctions breaches
For global companies, particularly in the financial services sector, sanctions compliance is becoming ever more fraught. Payments and money transfers are becoming ever more globalised, and new businesses are popping up to take advantage of a booming market. But when it comes to sanctions compliance, the costs of getting it wrong are rising. Payoneer is […]
Duty to prevent sexual harassment set to be required of UK employers
Third party harassment and extension of timelines to bring a claim also included in a new package of measures The government’s long-awaited legislative response to MeToo has been laid out. The response to the 2018 consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace spells out sweeping plans to extend ‘failure to prevent’ laws already on the […]
How to Support a Colleague with a Drug or Alcohol Issue
Misusing alcohol and/or drugs is a serious problem. Indeed, according to a recent government report, there were 270,705 adults in contact with drug and alcohol services between April 2019 and March 2020. As well as negatively affecting the business by causing performance, conduct, and safety issues, abusing these substances could also introduce long and short-term health […]
Omnitrack version 2.42.0
Automatically share submissions We’ve added a new automation action which allows you to automatically share submissions. Submissions can be shared with either a specific user or with a person that has been selected in a user lookup field as part of the form. Use this new automation to seamlessly share submissions with line managers or […]
How to spot signs of stress at work
Employees suffering from stress will find it has significant detrimental impacts on their mental and physical wellbeing. According to the Health Safety Executive (HSE), 1.6 million workers in the UK suffered from work-related ill health in 2019/20 – more than half (51%) of these cases were due to stress, depression, or anxiety. 55% of all working […]
5 Signs of Drug and Alcohol Misuse Among Colleagues
It should come as no surprise that alcohol and drug misuse by employees spells bad news all round. As well as the physical risk to health (including damaging the liver and heart and increasing the risk of cancer), substance abuse at work can cause other business-related issues, including: Reduced productivity, efficiency, and concentration Increased workplace […]
New course release – COVID-19: Social Distancing at Work
With the global rollout of the coronavirus vaccine gathering pace, in many jurisdictions, employers are being given more discretion to decide whether staff can and should return to the office. If your organisation has employees working from the office, you have a duty of care to your staff. Managers must ensure a safe working environment […]
5 of the most expensive phishing scams in history
Related Courses Phishing scams are one of the most successful methods cybercriminals use to cause a data breach. According to the 2020 Phishing Attack Landscape Report, 53% of respondents revealed that their organisation has seen an increase in email phishing attacks during the pandemic. Almost a third (30%) said that email phishing attacks have become more successful […]
On-demand webinar: Mental Health — Returning to the Office
With the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in full swing and restrictions being repealed, companies are reevaluating their office policies and home working rules. But many people are anxious, or at least conflicted, about returning to in-person work, whether for health reasons or due to the flexibility they feel they’ll lose. To help organisations with the […]
New course – Mental Health: Returning to the Office
Many people are anxious, or at least conflicted, about returning to in-person work, whether for health reasons or the flexibility they feel they’ll lose. Companies are facing a complicated decision. Should workers continue to stay at home, should they bring everyone back, or find somewhere in between?
