GDPR: 34% Planning to Exercise Right to be Forgotten
Research by media agency the7stars has found widespread interest in the new ‘right to be forgotten’ provision of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). More than a third of respondents (34%) say they will exercise this right. With GDPR coming into force in May, this news may cause alarm among businesses who may not have […]
Study: tackle sexual harassment by focusing on outcomes, not process
How do you ensure all your staff feel comfortable in their workplace, without being spoken to, touched, or treated inappropriately by their colleagues or managers? At the end of 2017, the people behind the #MeToo movement were named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2017. What started as a drip of revelations and flushing out of open […]
Polls show companies are not yet ready for GDPR
With GDPR day fast approaching, organisations across Europe should be working towards full GDPR compliance. However, recent polls during VinciWorks’ webinar, GDPR – 10 steps to take before May, show that businesses still lack clarity and direction on how to prepare for the new data protection laws under GDPR. Below are some of the key […]
GDPR and FinCEN: an explosive combination
New US Anti-Money Laundering rules will cause a data deluge while the EU General Data Protection Regulation turns data combustible. May 2018 is not a long way off, and it’s going to be an explosive month for compliance. Two earth-shattering changes are coming. Firstly, on 11 May, new client due diligence (CDD) rules for beneficial […]
VinciWorks launch updated Anti Money Laundering eLearning Course
VinciWorks has just completed an update to its Anti Money Laundering eLearning course. The course which was first launched in February 2017, defines the term Money Laundering and explains the different forms Money Laundering can take. It effectively highlights how criminals can target organisations and describes what should be done if illegal activity is suspected. […]
GDPR Myth #5: HR policies and practices won’t be affected
With so much attention given to the marketing and IT departments when it comes to GDPR compliance, it’s easy to overlook the other parts of the business that will be impacted. HR is probably one of the most affected areas in a business, as the new rules apply to employee information as well, not just […]
VinciWorks releases new anti-bribery course
New anti-bribery training from VinciWorks Anti-Bribery: Know Your Deal drops users into immersive scenarios to test their knowledge, understanding and ability to uncover risks of bribery in their working life. Despite the UK Bribery Act having come into force in 2010, bribery is still a hugely problematic issue in corporate life. Billions of pounds of fines […]
GDPR Myth #4: GDPR is not something for the legal sector to worry about
“We don’t do marketing.” “We already comply with the DPA.” “We outsource our IT.” Does the legal sector need to worry about GDPR? These are all bedtime stories some in the legal sector have been telling themselves about GDPR. The truth is, like any business, the legal sector must be ready for GDPR-day in May. […]
On-demand webinar: GDPR – 10 steps to take before May
With GDPR day fast approaching, Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin and Director of Course Development Nick Henderson discussed the steps businesses should take to prepare. This was the first in a series of webinars on the topic of GDPR. You can download a recording of the webinar and the accompanying slides by clicking the […]
VinciWorks’ courses allow users to “test out”
How do you ensure that your staff undertake the training most relevant to them? How can experienced staff learn at their own pace and avoid just repeating the basics? VinciWorks’ two new gamified courses, Anti-Bribery: Know Your Deal and Anti-Money Laundering: Know Your Risk, allow users to “test out” and demonstrate their mastery of the subject […]
