Money laundering whistleblowing policy template
The Money Laundering Regulations 2017, which transpose the Fourth EU Money Laundering Directive into UK law, came into full force on 26 June. The Fourth Directive includes some fundamental changes to the anti-money laundering procedures, including changes to customer due diligence, a central register for beneficial owners and a focus on risk assessments. For example, […]
On-demand webinar – Sanctions: Know Your Transaction
The UK Parliament passed the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act in 2018 to get the UK sanctions regime ready for when the UK leaves the European Union. The number and type of businesses who are subject to UK sanctions rules have rapidly expanded, as have the penalties that can be given for those who breach […]
September News Roundup
£500k fine following the death of an employee A group of employees at a hot metal forging company were working on a task hammering pieces of hard alloy. One of the workers was working on a small but hard piece of metal. Because of the size of the metal, he had to kneel close to […]
Money Laundering, Cryptocurrencies and EU Legislation
While new EU rules aimed at tackling money laundering came into effect in early July, critics are already suggesting that the new regulations are obsolete. Commentators are suggesting that the EU needs to rapidly introduce legislation that empowers national regulators to tackle financial crimes and money laundering involving cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The fifth review […]
EssentialStudies: GDPR Training and Unparalleled Customer Support
The problem: This particular customer success story happened a few months ago. Our customer needed to provide GDPR online training to all of their employees before the dreaded May deadline. Motivated by the fear of non-compliance and possible fines, our customer needed the training delivered ASAP. However, it was a requirement to have single sign-on […]
A guide to the New York sexual harassment laws
Governor Cuomo and Mayor De Blasio have been busy putting the city and state on the right side of #MeToo, the global anti-sexual harassment movement. A flurry of new laws and requirements on New York State and City businesses have been added to the books, with more coming into force over the next few months. VinciWorks’ […]
Six things John Oliver taught us about workplace sexual harassment
In a recent episode of award-winning John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight, the comedian tackled the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. The episode was extended to include an interview with Anita Hill, famous for her case against Judge Thomas in 1991. While extremely funny, John Oliver’s take on sexual harassment, coupled with his interview […]
Ticketmaster Data Breach: did they act quickly enough?
Data breaches are nothing new. What has changed recently is the regulations surrounding personal data. Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies must notify the Information Commissioner’s Office within 72 hours of becoming aware of a breach. In the case of Ticketmaster’s recent breach, questions remain about whether they reported the loss of data affecting […]
Legal professional privilege and the Data Protection Act 2018
GDPR, the mammoth new data protection regulation, came into force across the EU in May this year. Alongside it, the Data Protection Act 2018 was passed by the UK Parliament, replacing the DPA 1998 and giving the UK a single source of data protection legislation. Designed to be read alongside GDPR, the DPA added to […]
Working with the Bribery Act: giving gifts
The Bribery Act 2010 recognises that gifts and hospitality are an established and important part of doing business, but organizations should take care to ensure that they are not used to offer bribes.
