SRA money laundering review – Firms not taking money laundering regulations seriously

The SRA announced earlier this year that it would be launching a crackdown against firms who fall foul of money laundering procedures. As an initial assessment, the SRA wrote to a sample of 400 out of the approximately 7,000 SRA-regulated firms required to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, asking them to demonstrate compliance […]

The Fifth Directive and how it affects enhanced due diligence

The Fifth Money Laundering Directive is set to be transposed into national law by 10 January 2020. The 5MLD came about in response to terrorist attacks across the EU and offshore leaks investigated in the Panama papers. The core aim of the 5MLD is to address modern-day money laundering concerns that were not covered in […]

Instructor led training (ILT)

Track ILT training alongside eLearning Track offline “Instructor Led” or Classroom Training alongside eLearning creating a single unified training record for your employees. As a training administrator you can create ILT courses and automatically enrol employees on the course. Once the course has been completed, you are then able to upload an attendance sheet, indicate […]

Omnitrack version 2.0.7

Public APIs Public APIs are now available for Users and Forms.  Documentation can be found in the settings page.  Bug fixes Fixes to reporting Added the ‘created date’ field to the Excel export. SAML leftovers Fixed a couple of bugs that were left over from the SSO implementation.  Penetration test fixes Worked on remediation from […]

What are the main health and safety laws in the UK?

Failure to comply with health and safety laws can result in both civil and criminal penalties. As an employer, if someone has an accident at work or is made ill, a health and safety regulator can prosecute that employer for a criminal offence, and / or the person who was injured or made ill can […]

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 […]