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 […]
Anti-Money Laundering courses now fully compliant with Fourth Money Laundering Directive

VinciWorks’ updated anti-money laundering courses The Fourth Money Laundering Directive will be implemented by the end of June 2017. To reflect the changes under The Fourth Directive, VinciWorks has updated all of its courses accordingly. Here are three Anti-Money Laundering courses that have been updated. Anti-Money Laundering This course has been designed to teach you […]
SRA Policy Executive Richard Williams — “large and small firms face the same challenges”

On Wednesday 22nd March, around 100 firms joined Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin and SRA Policy Executive Richard Williams to discuss the first five months of the SRA’s new approach to Continuing Competence. The conversation focused on how firms have implemented the new approach and how the SRA will monitor compliance with it. “Firms […]
The UK Bribery Act 2010 – What does it mean for your business?

Globally, Bribery and Corruption is big business. But, does it really affect you and your organisation? The World Bank has estimated that over $1 Trillion is paid annually in bribes and no country is exempt. What about the UK? Research performed by Transparency International UK in 2011, revealed that 1.9% of respondents in the UK […]