The General Election and Compliance: What are Labour’s plans for diversity tracking requirements
When UK citizens go to the polls on July 4, Labour is set to win by a large margin. What are Labour’s plans for public sector equality and diversity tracking requirements? The Equality Act 2010 includes the public sector equality duty. This requires public bodies, including education institutions, to: As part of Labour’s plans to […]
The general election and compliance: What are Labour’s plans for the financial services sector?
Labour has criticised the Conservative party for taking the UK’s financial services for granted. Here’s how it plans to manage one of the country’s most successful sectors The July 4 election’s projected landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party means that it’s likely that many things are going to change in the UK. Among that […]
The General Election and Compliance: What are Labour’s plans for Tax Evasion?
The UK’s general election has been set for July 4, with Labour predicted to win by a landslide. Labour have promised to crack down on tax evasion. The tax gap in Britain, i.e., the gap between tax owed and tax paid, stands today at £36bn. Labour believes that the current government has no plan to […]
The general election and compliance: How will a Labour government approach health and safety regulations?
A new Labour government has committed itself to protecting people at work. We look at what that means The UK is going to the polls on Thursday, July 4 in what is projected to be a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party and likely a defining election. Changes are anticipated in many sectors and […]
The General Election and Compliance: What are Labour’s plans for economic crime?
With the UK going to the polls in a general election on 4 July, all polls are pointing to a Labour government. Economic crime is likely to be very high on Sir Keir Starmer’s agenda. In fact, seeing the UK as a haven for dirty money has been one of the guiding principles of Labour […]
The General Election and Compliance: What are Labour’s plans for the Equality Act?
The Equality Act 2010 works to protect people from discrimination in the workplace (as well as in wider society). The act pushes for a consistency across the business world so that employees and employers all comply with the laws to create fairer workplaces up and down the country. Under the Equality Act, it is illegal […]
The General Election and Compliance: What are Labour’s plans for corporate governance?
If the poll predictions are correct and Labour forms the government after the general election on 4 July, one key area for change will be corporate governance. We’re already expecting a raft of new compliance regulations to fight economic crime and fraud, but Labour have pledged to go further and reform the operation of companies […]
Upcoming webinar: Risk mitigation for bribery – What do companies need to know?
Wednesday 19 June 12PM UK Bribery and corruption are not new issues. But they remain impressively persistent in their ability to wreak havoc and cause trouble. Companies are losing hundreds of thousands of pounds to these schemes, not to mention reputational damage and legal action. In this webinar we will look at the different types […]
The General Election and Compliance: What are Labour’s plans for employment rights?
The polls are predicting a landslide victory for the Labour Party at the general election on 4 July, 2024. If the polls hold firm, then within a hundred days, a far-reaching Employment Rights Bill will be introduced to parliament. Called the “New Deal for Working People,” it will introduce rights for day one for all […]