New Omnitrack feature – Export to XML enabling DAC6 reports to HMRC

Register for our DAC6 email updates In order to integrate Omnitrack into other systems, a robust API is required on both ends. Data needs to be automatically inputted into Omnitrack and data should be easily exported. In addition to exporting data to Excel, PDF and CSV, Omnitrack allows data to be exported in XML format […]

Coronavirus keeping you at home? Complying with GDPR from outside the office

Due to the recent spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), many employees have been forced for various reasons to work out of the office. As the virus spreads across Europe and global cases approach 100,000, the British government warned that one in five workers in the UK could be off sick during a Coronavirus peak, […]

My Journey with EssentialSkillz – Luke Gibbons, Web Development Intern

We sat down with our intern Luke to talk about how he’s settled in at EssentialSkillz, what he’s learnt so far and what he hopes to achieve in the future.  My name is Luke Gibbons and I’m currently two months into an eight-month web development internship with EssentialSkillz. I’m originally from a small town in […]

The New Workplace Problem: Leaveism

When you imagine your next days off, what do you see yourself doing? Taking a holiday away, indulging in your favourite hobby or spending time with loved ones? According to the increasing popularity of leaveism (or leavism), many of us will be using our next precious break from work to catch up… on more work. […]

On-demand webinar: DAC6 – A live demo of our reporting solution

Register for our DAC6 email updates On 13 January 2020, HMRC laid the UK’s DAC6 legislation before the House of Commons in the form of the International Tax Enforcement (Disclosable Arrangements) Regulations 2020, Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 25. The legislation will come into force on 1 July 2020. Reporting will be required for transactions in […]

DAC6 implementation – country-by-country guide to compliance

Register for our DAC6 email updates The DAC6 compliance requirements of global businesses vary from country to country. Not all EU member states have yet finalised their guidance and additional details, such as legal professional privilege and penalties vary between each state. To help firms save time and money on conducting their own research, VinciWorks […]

VinciWorks updates several courses in light of Brexit

On 31 January 2020, the UK’s membership in the EU ended, and Britain entered a transitional period that will last until 31 December 2020. To prepare for the change, there was a flurry of Brexit-related legislation passed. One central piece of legislation with a wide-ranging impact that changed is GDPR, which has been replaced in […]

Mental health and younger workers: It’s time to prioritise

‘It’s not 1 in 4, it’s all of us.’  This is the title of a major joint Accenture and This Can Happen report on supporting the mental health of younger workers. And the results are staggering. By the time they are 30 years old, 95% of workers in the UK will have been touched by […]

EssentialSkillz are taking part in Mindful March

Here at EssentialSkillz, the wellbeing of our teams is paramount. We are always looking for new opportunities to promote mental health and wellbeing in ways that can help people inside and outside the workplace. So we’re taking part in Mindful March 2020! Set up by the UK-based charity Action for Happiness, Mindful March is a […]