Using Social Media safely
The Internet is littered with examples of organisations that have badly misjudged their use of social media.
Even Microsoft, one of the world’s most respected technology companies, came unstuck when they…
Who Needs Asbestos Awareness Training?
Asbestos Awareness is a phrase we have all heard, but do we really know what it is? Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral which has been used as a construction material for thousands of years. However, it was the Industrial Revolution that put asbestos to commercial use, specifically due to its wide range of properties. […]
New course: Cyber Security for Kitchen Appliances
Is your kettle spying on you? Research from the Association of Public Registered Information Lawyers has shown that 70% of all cyber security failings happen because of unsecured kitchen appliances in the workplace. Even though VinciWorks has helped to change the landscape of compliance training for human staff with Cyber Security: Practical Applications, the era […]
New Course – Modern Slavery: Practical Steps for Procurement
New modern slavery course for procurement teams VinciWorks has just released a new advanced course on Modern Slavery. A companion to the introductory Modern Slavery: Preventing Exploitation, this 45 minute course is tailored to procurement teams. It gives further insight into modern slavery in supply chains and will help carry out risk assessments. The course can be fully […]
Have religious symbols been banned at work?
What your company needs to know about the new EU court ruling on headscarves at work What happened? The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently ruled that companies can have a general policy banning all religious and political symbols if it is ‘objectively justified’, as the Court says. The problem is that in 2013, […]
Draft Money Laundering Regulations 2017 released – no CDD exemption for pooled accounts
On 17th March, HM Treasury released a draft of Money Laundering Regulations 2017, which transposes the Fourth Money Laundering Directive into UK Law. At the same time, the government published a new consultation requesting the public’s view on the draft. Below are the key takeaways. No automatic exemption from enhanced due diligence for pooled accounts […]
Does Uber pay VAT? Tax dodging and the gig economy
The gig economy has a compliance problem The gig economy is creating a multitude of unpaid tax liabilities, and HMRC may be ready to use new tax dodging laws to crackdown on start-ups and their “self-employed” workers. In 2017 the Criminal Finances Bill and Finance Bill comes into force, making it easier to prosecute the […]
GDPR ready data protection policy template
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in force. It presents the most significant change to EU data protection in 20 years, meaning organisations have had to update their policies to ensure they are compliant. Further, all staff who are involved in the processing and storing of data must be familiar with their organisation’s data […]
RMS Update: Dashboard is now filterable
The dashboard of the Risk Management System is the nerve center of the risk management process. It provides an overview of an organisation’s risk profile, important alerts, top risks and the latest risk news. This risk epicenter is now even more powerful with the addition of filters for categories and org units. This granular view […]