Tackling Workplace Violence and Aggression
Hundreds of thousands of UK workers suffer from workplace violence every year. Many more suffer the trauma of witnessing it.
None of these incidents are acceptable. What can employers do to protect their staff?
Financial Services: Why Compliance Matters
A market study published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has concluded that around six million customers ended up paying high prices and are not getting a good deal on their home or motor insurance. It is estimated that customers are paying on average £200 too much on premiums. As has been evident in recent times, the […]
OHS: Workplace health and safety training requirements
What is an OHS policy? The OHS policy refers to the Occupational Health and Safety policy. It is a set of guidelines and principles established by an organisation to promote and maintain a safe and healthy work environment for its employees.
Designing the Perfect Office for Health and Safety
We spend a lot of our lives at work and where we work can have just as big an effect as our role itself. Let’s face it, most of us have been in less than perfect conditions at some point in our careers! What is undeniable is that where we work has a strong effect […]
Omnitrack version 2.0.6
Single Sign-on SSO is here and better than ever We have built a dedicated ‘settings’ page within Omnitrack where more technical users can set up SSO on their own. Public API’s Made very good progress on opening up APIs for client use. This should become available on the settings page in the next week or […]
Second DAC6 core group roundtable meeting summary
Register for our DAC6 email updates Ruth Cohen, VinciWorks’ Legal and Research Executive VinciWorks hosted a round table meeting at the office of Paul Hastings Solicitors with representatives from over 25 firms to discuss DAC6 and its implementation following HMRC’s Consultation Document and Draft Legislation. Ahead of the meeting, I was in touch with HMRC […]
September news roundup
Engineering company fined after worker fatally injured An engineering company has been fined for breaching health and safety regulations after a 62-year old worker was struck and killed at the companies East Kilbride workshop. The employee in question was in the process of helping a colleague move piping from one part of the yard to […]
Why Choose an LXP?
eLearning is a fast-moving industry. With regular developments in course design and learning technology, the way you deliver your organisation’s learning and development is changing all the time. Many of these changes are “behind the scenes” upgrades that improve usability in subtle ways. However, the development of the Learning Experience Platform (LXP) as an alternative […]
EssentialSkillz win first place at SmartBear Doom Hackathon
Team EssentialSkillz code their way to victory. In September members of the EssentialSkillz development team took part in a software meet-up with a difference. SmartBear, a software developer based in Galway teamed-up with legendary game developer John Romero to host Doom Hackathon, an event that challenges teams to create a speed run through the first level […]
SRA Standards and Regulations training – Five new courses
The SRA Handbook is being replaced by the SRA Standards and Regulations, which will be in force from November 2019. To help firms prepare for the new regulations, VinciWorks has released a suite of SRA Standards and Regulations courses. The courses dynamically create a personalised learning experience based on an individual’s role in a law […]
