Do your employees appreciate the value of safe working?
Which are the most dangerous jobs in the UK? According to a new survey by Confused.com, just over 50% of all workplace injuries occur in the construction and agricultural industries. However, in between those two is an industry more likely to surprise people: services. From bankers to beauticians, those in the service industry reported surprisingly […]
Are your employees promoting diversity in the workplace?
An unnamed man referred to in court as ‘Tim’ has been awarded £7,500 in a landmark ruling under the Equality Act 2010. This case of discrimination is significant as Tim was subjected to several isolated incidents of homophobic abuse which were largely evident only through gestures. In addition, although the gestures were mainly committed by a […]
Money laundering risk at estate agencies
In October 2015 HM Treasury and the Home Office conducted a National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering in the UK. The assessment found “significant concerns about the levels of [money laundering] compliance in the estate agency sector“. The money laundering risk within the sector was assessed to be medium. It was not assessed higher, despite […]
Cyber security: an IT issue or a people issue?
Technology continues to revolutionise the way we live our lives.
But while consumers are happy to rely on wearables, smartphones and cloud-based apps – all of which collect personal data – to…
Return of the Skywalkers
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Or, to be more specific, yesterday, we sent our team of Skywalkers 121 miles down the M1 to take on a rewarding personal challenge: conquer their fear of heights by scaling The O2, in support of our charity partner, Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People. […]
How to increase employee wellbeing with eLearning
The words ‘health and safety’ often conjure up images of things like safety shoes, black and yellow tape on steps, and hi-vis jackets – the kinds of equipment we use to prevent accidents and injuries, and keep people safe. But what about the ‘health’ half of the phrase, which is equally important? Businesses tend to […]
Is a lack of flexible working costing you talent?
Everyone’s talking about the benefits of flexible working – but have you ever considered that a lack of flexible working options could rule out many of the best candidates for your jobs?
Explaining The SRA’s new approach to CPD and continuing competence
Over the past year, we have written a series of posts on the SRA’s new approach to CPD. We have consolidated the key points into the presentation below: Download the presentation Julie Brannan, Director of Education and Training at the SRA sums up the new approach as follows: The new approach has competence at its […]
Creating a positive corporate culture – what can you learn from failings at VW?
A spate of recent news stories have raised the issue of corporate culture and the risks to a business when a culture becomes toxic. Volkswagen earned acres of negative press recently after they were caught cheating emission tests in the US. While the full story is yet to emerge, early reports suggest that a negative corporate […]
Introducing the VinciWorks approach to continuing competence and competency frameworks
VinciWorks has recently released an update to its Learning Management System that enables firms to comply with the SRA’s changes to CPD: Schedule a demo
