Are we winning the battle against bribery?
Ernst & Young released their Global Fraud Survey at the end of 2016. What can we learn from this research into 2,800 senior executives, spanning 62 countries? The good news is that most respondents view fighting corruption as a priority, with 91% stating that it’s important to know the ‘ultimate beneficial ownership of the entities […]
Our new data protection course is now available
Data Protection: Privacy at Work VinciWorks has just released the only data protection course your company needs. This course combines the latest in policy and law with best practice guidelines for data protection. It provides real-world scenarios, interactive features and review questions to test participants’ understanding of key points. To begin, an interactive game will guide users […]
Beat the New Year Blues
The Christmas and New Year break tends to be a time when we take stock of our lives – and employers can find that staff have spent the holidays brooding over problems at work or even dusting off the cv and looking for a new job. So what can organisations do to make sure everyone’s on board.
Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act
Section 54 – What Does It Mean For My Business? The Modern Slavery Act has been in force for little over a year. Some large corporations are already finding it difficult to keep track of modern slavery in their supply chains. For example, in June 2016, farmers Jaqueline Judge and Darrell Houghton were found guilty […]
Is the UK ready for an upgrade? The National Cyber Security Strategy and Business
The UK Government has announced nearly £2bn to upgrade Britain’s cyber security defences. The National Cyber Security Strategy seeks to make the UK the “safest place in the world to do business,” by protecting critical digital infrastructure in a world increasingly at the mercy of hackers, both state-sponsored and anonymous collectives. “Our new strategy, underpinned […]
VinciWorks by the numbers: 2016 a year in review
In the waning days of 2016, as we huddled around our board room fireplace with hot chocolate and crumpets, we took some time to reflect on a stellar 2016 and look forward to the incredible new innovations yet to come in the new year. 14 new courses Traditionally VinciWorks has provided compliance training primarily to […]
Christmas and New Year opening hours
Season’s Greetings from all at VinciWorks International! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you for your continued support throughout 2016 Christmas Opening Hours We’ll be closing for Christmas from 5pm on 23rd December 2016 until 3rd January 2017 and will respond to any enquiries received during this period as soon as we return. […]
What We Learnt From The Panama Papers
A cyber security breach of major magnitude was reported in April 2016 and involved Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. The breach revealed information including millions of documents and emails with data about the firm’s clients, both individuals and companies. It is still unclear whether the attacker is an insider with access to the firm’s systems […]
Christmas party pitfalls – and how to avoid them
Your office Christmas party may happen at the time of good cheer, but once the wine starts to flow, unguarded remarks and bad behaviour can land employers in hot water with harassment and discrimination claims.