Protecting your business from ransomware
How would your business cope if employees were suddenly unable to access computers, files, or your network? Your customer database, emails, and that critical project due by the end of the week: all locked. Work would be brought to a halt, I.T. would be inundated with panicked phone calls, and your communications team would be […]
Introducing Human Nagware
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2016 Introducing Human Nagware Because sometimes email is not enough London — Convincing people to complete their compliance training has always been a challenge. Work deadlines, client pressures and other high priority tasks all contribute to employees neglecting their online courses. However, training on topics such as money laundering, bribery […]
Continuing Competence Roadshow: May-June 2016
VinciWorks is hitting the road to deliver practical, face-to-face seminars on the SRA’s new approach to continuing competence. Attendees will learn how to identify learning needs, build a learning and development plan and consider methods for recording and demonstrating that they have fulfilled the SRA’s requirements. Dates May 9: Birmingham May 10: Manchester May 31: […]
Five best practice notes on continuing competence
Ahead of our continuing competence roadshow, Gary Yantin, VinciWorks’ Director of Best Practice, checked in with leading stakeholders to discuss how law firms are finding the transition from 16-hours CPD to continuing competence. He spoke to Richard Williams, SRA’s policy lead, as well as some early-adopter firms. Here are five key findings. 1. Awareness is […]
Is your business safe from a cyber attack?
When we think of hacking, we tend to imagine global banks being attacked to the tune of billions – but according to a study by cyber security firm Symantec, companies with fewer than 250 employees now account for a third of all cyber attacks. Small businesses are often woefully underprepared when it comes to cyber […]
FIFA post-scandal reforms: how long will it take to repair the damage to their reputation?
FIFA has announced a set of reforms designed to repair the reputation of the beleaguered organisation following the scandal which erupted last May, and safeguard it against future corruption. The reforms, which were passed unanimously by the Executive Committee, are concerned primarily with limiting the authority of FIFA’s ‘top brass.’ They include presidential term limits, […]
Task force announced to crack down on “shameful” UK fraud
“Fraud shames our financial system,” said Home Secretary Theresa May as she announced a new task force to combat fraud in the UK last month. She continued: “It undermines the credibility of the economy, ruins businesses and causes untold distress to people of all walks of life. For too long, there has been too little […]
Watch the webinar on Unconscious Bias: Beyond Protected Characteristics
In this webinar, Dr. Suzanne Doyle-Morris, founder of the InclusIQ Institute, discusses how unconscious bias could negatively impact the culture and competitiveness of your firm. She provides tips for overcoming bias and actionable steps to create cultural change at your firm. The webinar will include: Best practice Case studies Practical advice Please fill in the […]
Struggling to engage employees with eLearning? Time to harness the power of microlearning with Take 5
Do you struggle to engage learners with your eLearning? Do your learners groan at the thought of annual training refreshers? Then it’s time to mix it up with our new range of Take 5 microlearning modules. For the uninitiated, microlearning means short, highly specific bursts of information around a single learning objective. Keeping it short […]
How will the gender pay gap legislation affect you?
Recently, the government unveiled draft legislation that would require companies to publish their mean and median gender pay gaps by April 2018. The legislation is an attempt to close the gender wage gap which, despite the Equal Pay Act turning 45 this year, persists. Overall, men in full time work earn 14% more than women. […]
