New Data Protection Bill to implement GDPR in the UK
The UK government has published its proposal to implement GDPR into UK law in a new Data Protection Bill. While GDPR will automatically come into force in the UK in 2018, the Bill is designed to ensure a smooth transition to a new data protection landscape regardless of Brexit, as well as implement key UK […]
Adapt Authoring Tool Training
What is Adapt? Adapt is a free and extremely user-friendly program that makes creating stimulating eLearning content simple. Courses created using Adapt are fully responsive, which means they can be accessed on any internet device, and are developed using HTML5 (the fifth and most up-to-date HTML standard). The training is focused on the Adapt authoring […]
Noise at Work: How Can Employers Protect Their Staff?
An estimated 17,000 people in the UK suffer from permanent hearing damage due to noise at work. Many employees, in various industries, are exposed to some degree of noise at work. However, if the noise is intrusive and people are having difficulty hearing what others say or have to shout to be heard and understood, […]
Data breach report: what do we know about today’s IT security threats?
What are the biggest threats to your digital security? The tenth annual Data Breach Investigations Report from Verizon offers an overview of the current IT security landscape, including emerging threats and the most common causes of data breaches. While the report covers some new ground, one of the most startling aspects of the research is […]
Going global with VinciWorks
Compliance Week Europe This conference is designed to help compliance, audit, legal and risk executives understand how they can build and manage their ethics and compliance programmes more effectively. Topics to be discussed include: GDPR Cyber Fraud AML programmes Whistleblowing Anti-Bribery Collusion Ethics & Compliance Sanctions Supply Chain risk Fraud indicators and red flags
By Royal Decree: GDPR is still a Priority Confirms Queen’s Speech
So important even Her Majesty the Queen focussed her attention to it the 2017 Queen’s Speech, interest in the GDPR legislation shows no signs of slowing down. The Queen’s speech confirmed that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will still come into force in the UK on 25th May 2018 and will replace the Data Protection Act, which […]
Manual Handling – 5 Key Principles of Manual Handling Your Employees Need to Know
What is Manual Handling? The Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992 define manual handling as: “… any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force.” In effect, any activity that requires an individual to lift, move or support a load, will […]
Money Laundering Regulations – how do criminals and terrorists abuse law firms?
At least £57 billion is laundered through the UK each and every year. It’s not just criminals turning their illicit money from crime clean. Terrorist financing is often overlooked when it comes to anti-money laundering efforts, but acts of terror in the UK and around the world are being bankrolled in the same way as […]
Why publishing a modern slavery statement is now more important than ever
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 has now been in force for over 18 months. The Act means large organisations must pay closer attention to the practices of their suppliers. This includes carrying out audits of their suppliers, investigating the physical conditions of the workforce and being on the look out for instances of child labour. […]