VinciWorks launches global guide to bribery laws
Navigating international laws and regulations around bribery can be very complex. Cultural customs can sometimes amount to bribery. What may be regarded as perfectly ‘normal’ and acceptable practice in a country can still be considered a bribe, even when a reward or ‘tip’ is expected, and even if everyone does it. To help in the […]
Regulatory Agenda for March 2021
To help businesses keep track of updates in UK legislation and policies, VinciWorks regularly publishes a regulatory update. Our regulatory agenda for March covers EU developments, ongoing acts of parliament, the latest COVID-19 government guidance and more. What’s in the regulatory agenda? What’s new this month? EU developments affecting policy and compliance Recent Acts of […]
Why inclusive leadership really is the silver bullet
Ever since the 1990s, we’ve been sold the many benefits of diversity. We know that having the most diverse mix of people in our organisation makes us able to be more creative, spot opportunities and solve problems – not to mention making us more desirable as employers and boosting our public profile.
Omnitrack version 2.33.0
Features & improvements Folders and form organisation Folders on the main admin dashboard have been redesigned with further visual improvements coming. Forms which have been added to folders will no longer appear in the Forms section of the page, so your dashboard will stay clean and organised with many forms. You can save steps by […]
On-demand webinar: OECD’s Mandatory Disclosure Rules (MDR) – What you need to know
The OECD’s BEPS 12 is a set of principles around Mandatory Disclosure Regimes. To date, the OECD has only developed model rules around Common Reporting Standards (CRS) avoidance and opaque structures. EU member states have implemented OECD’s BEPS 12 through DAC6. The UK announced that as part of the Brexit agreement, they would be transitioning […]
5 Must-Have Modern Slavery Controls For Retail Businesses
In July 2020, an undercover report found workers in Leicester making clothes for online fashion retailer Boohoo being paid as little as £3.50 an hour. Later in December 2020, the Guardian published another article alleging that Boohoo was selling clothes made in a factory in Pakistan where workers were earning as little as 29 pence an hour. Figures from […]
HMRC update their DAC6 guidance documents
HMRC have updated their DAC6 guidance following the unexpected announcement on 31 December 2020 that in light of Brexit, DAC6 would be changed in the UK to be more aligned with the OECD’s model Mandatory Disclosure Rules. The changes were implemented through Statutory Instrument 2020/1649.
DAC6: Spanish reporting system still not available
Tax advisers are still unable to report DAC6 arrangements in Spain due to the lack of a reporting system. The EU’s DAC6 Directive requires reporting of historical arrangements by the end of February, but the Spanish Tax Agency (Agencia Tributaria) has not yet enabled a mechanism to make a report. The Spanish Association of Tax […]
New podcast episode of MDR Unpacked: Episode 2 – Gibraltar
In our latest episode of MDR Unpacked, our Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin and Head of Legal and Product Research Ruth Mittelmann Cohen share the latest updates on the Mandatory Disclosure Rules in Gibraltar. They will look at what MDR means in Gibraltar, the timescales, the penalties and who needs to comply. Listen now
Download a gifts and corporate hospitality policy template
Does your organisation have an up-to-date gifts and corporate hospitality policy in place? Are you able to easily register any gifts you receive or give? Having an up-to-date gifts and corporate hospitality policy in place will help you comply with your responsibilities under the Bribery Act and other anti-corruption legislation. Download template What is a corporate gifts […]
