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New course release – Data Privacy: Fundamentals

Data Privacy: Fundamentals provides all staff with a comprehensive overview of data privacy rules, policy, and legislation in the United States. The course combines short bursts of learning with practical scenarios and real-life case studies to ensure all staff know how to safely and securely work with data. Interactive scenarios test and score data privacy […]

Government launches a consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace

Under the Equality Act 2010, employers can be held legally responsible for sexual harassment of their staff at work, if the harassment is carried out by a colleague and the employer did not take all steps they could to prevent the harassment from happening. Whilst the government considers this law effective, it has recognised the […]

HMRC releases draft regulations and consultation on DAC6

Register for our DAC6 email updates HMRC has just released its draft regulations on implementing the 6th Directive on Administrative Cooperation, known as DAC6, into UK law. From 1 July 2020, taxpayers and their advisers are required to report details of certain cross-border arrangements that could be used to avoid or evade paying tax to […]

Why are Workers Still Dying?

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently released its annual casualty figures, reporting 147 people died at work in 2018/19. A slight rise since the previous year, this number is nevertheless within normal variation. Workplace death rates have declined when compared to prior decades. However, with world-leading health and safety legislation in place, why are workers […]

5 Questions Employers Should Ask to Help Reduce Work at Home Risks

Work at home initiatives are on the rise, but the positive benefits they can offer employees and employers can often be offset by health and safety issues. We dive into 5 key questions that employers should consider to help reduce the risks involved in working from home. The modern workplace is quite different to what it […]

Are you Burning Out?

Burnout was recently recognised as an “occupational syndrome” by the World Health Organisation. Ignoring it can have serious consequences, including long-term mental and physical distress. As we move towards a society where mental health is increasingly openly discussed, what can we do to ensure we avoid burnout? What is Burnout? Burnout is caused by chronic […]

Are You Doing Enough For Vulnerable Persons?

ccording to a recent survey, 94% of firms reported that the issue of vulnerable persons is being treated quite seriously or very seriously by their business. For years now, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has raised awareness around the treatment of vulnerable persons by regulated firms. Since 2015, through a series of papers and reports, the FCA […]

Are You Biased? Understanding Unconscious Bias in The Workplace

As human beings, we are conditioned to think and assume based on what we think we know, sometimes leading us to act with unconscious bias. Bias is usually based on our perceptions inherited through our kith and kin, influenced through what we watch in the media (news, TV and film) and sometimes based on our […]