More cyber security attacks expected – how to protect yourself
Ransomware attacks computers in 150 countries On Friday hundreds of thousands of computers were held to digital ransom as a cyber security attack spread around the world. The cyber weapon, allegedly stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA), even locked NHS staff out of their systems, forcing hundreds of critical operations to be cancelled […]
How Theresa May and Kamala Harris are fighting modern slavery
“These crimes must be stopped and the victims of modern slavery must go free. This is the great human rights issue of our time, and as Prime Minister I am determined that we will make it a national and international mission to rid our world of this barbaric evil.” Prime Minister Theresa May “Human trafficking is […]
Are Your Employees Trained to Spot the Signs of Modern Slavery
Modern Day Slavery Slavery is a term most people associate with events long consigned to the annals of history. However even today, millions of men, women and children around the world are forced to work in indentured servitude as slaves in the modern era. Statistics released by the National Crime Agency (NCA) show there were […]
Online CPR Training – How to Turn Your Staff into Life-Savers | VinciWorks
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CPR is an emergency procedure that combines chest compression often with artificial ventilation. It is used to provide oxygenated blood to reach the brain, heart and other organs in someone whose heart and breathing have stopped and until emergency services arrive. Coronary Heart Disease remains the number 1 killer in […]
COSHH Explained: What Employers Need to Know About the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
What Does COSHH Stand For? COSHH stands for the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (2002) employers are required to control their employees’ exposure to chemicals and other substances that are harmful to health and therefore, reduce or prevent illness. By following these COSHH regulations, […]
Problem behaviour: The last unmeasured cost?
Recent research suggests that the costs of poor work behaviour in terms of dysfunctional working relationships, low productivity, employment disputes and absence due to stress are huge – and that it’s high time we started taking problem work behaviour seriously.
Countdown to the Fourth Money Laundering Directive
The countdown to the new European money laundering regime has begun. The Fourth Money Laundering Directive must be implemented across the European Union by 26 June. On 12 April this year, the UK government ended the consultation on the draft regulations. Despite Parliament being dissolved and a general election taking place between now and the […]
Training staff to prevent workplace bullying and harassment
Workplace bullying – The Equality Act 2010 According to ACAS, Bullying is defined as ‘offensive, intimidating, malicious or insulting behaviour, abuse or misuse of power through means intended to undermine, humiliate, denigrate or injure the recipient’. Harassment, defined by the Equality Act 2010, is regarded as any form of behaviour that makes an individual feel […]
Brexit or no Brexit, GDPR is on its way
Despite Brexit, GDPR will still apply to UK companies A recent study found that 24% of UK businesses have put their preparation for GDPR on hold ahead of the country’s upcoming exit from the EU. However, the UK’s information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has insisted that UK companies should continue to prepare for GDPR, urging “I […]
Criminal Finances Bill passes through parliament – awaits Royal Assent
The House of Lords rushed through the reporting state and third reading of the Criminal Finances Bill on 25 April and sent the bill back to the Commons to ratify a few minor amendments. The Commons quickly passed the amendments in 26 April. In introducing the bill, Baroness Williams of Trafford said: Following the decision […]
