On-demand webinar: Diversity and inclusion — How to be an effective ally

Allies use their power, voice and privilege to act in solidarity with individuals from marginalised or minority groups to tackle inappropriate behaviour and bring down systems of oppression.

VinciWorks and Skill Boosters recently hosted an interactive webinar where they were joined by business psychologist and diversity expert Binna Kandola OBE, founder of business-psychology consultancy Pearn Kandola, as well as psychologist Ashley Williams and Skill Boosters’ Head of Content Ros Fordyce. They looked at real-life scenarios and explored what makes an effective ally. Using short video scenarios, we polled the audience on how they would best handle a given situation and share insights from leading D&I experts.

The diversity and inclusion webinar covers:

  • Why is allyship important?
  • The different minority and marginalised groups to whom we can be allies
  • What it means to be an effective and inclusive ally
  • Actions that allies can take to support people from minority or marginalised groups
  • The ‘Open The Front Door’ communication framework and how to use it
  • A brief overview of the new Allyship course by Skill Boosters

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On-demand webinar: Whistleblowing – Are you up to date?

Whistleblowing is a fundamental part of good governance, and vital for any business concerned about their ESG score. But whistleblowing rules differ widely between countries, with the UK, US, and now the EU Whistleblowing Directive all mandating differing levels of protection for whistleblowers.

Beyond the regulations, many companies face the challenge of how to implement a whistleblowing solution. Organisations can make it easier for staff to whistleblow, boosting their governance credentials and meeting their regulatory obligations as well.

In this webinar, we reviewed the whistleblowing regulations across the US, UK and EU, what the new EU Directive means, and what best practice looks like for whistleblowing compliance.

The webinar covered:

  • Whistleblowing regulations in the EU, US, and UK
  • The new EU Whistleblowing Directive
  • Elements of a successful whistleblowing programme
  • Navigating differences between jurisdictions
  • How to deal with a whistleblowing complaint
  • Whistleblowing and ESG

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On-demand webinar: How to successfully implement an ESG programme

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Implementing an ESG programme can seem like a daunting task. From reporting methodologies to external ratings, there’s a lot to consider.

In this webinar, we explored the steps that any business can take to begin thinking about an ESG programme. Whether you have an extensive, carbon-heavy supply chain or are in professional services, ESG reporting doesn’t have to be complicated.

This webinar covered:

  • How to start thinking about implementing an ESG programme
  • Which ESG reporting frameworks are relevant to your organisation?
  • How to classify existing initiatives under ESG
  • Why ESG programmes can be beneficial to any organisation
  • How to write ESG pages in an annual report

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On-demand webinar: What’s on the compliance agenda for 2022?

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Wednesday 12 January, 12:00pm (UK)

Despite the ongoing pandemic, compliance departments can still enter the new year with a sense, if not an outline, of what should be on their agenda in 2022. Preparing for rapid, sudden changes in 2022, from new Covid-19 variants to supply chain problems or catastrophic climate events, should still be high on every compliance officer’s agenda. But that doesn’t mean planning for the expected should take a back seat.

In this webinar, our Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin and Director of Learning and Content Nick Henderson looked at the regulatory and compliance horizon for the upcoming year.

They discussed the top items you can expect to see in your regulatory inbox. Change might be a constant in this day and age, but it doesn’t have to be unexpected, unplanned, or catch you unprepared.

The webinar covered:

  • What will happen with the supply chain crisis
  • Changes to UK GDPR and a new privacy shield
  • Sarbanes-Oxley financial regulation is coming to the UK
  • ESG regulations hit its stride
  • More vaccine mandates and Covid-19 guidance
  • Protecting mental health at home and work

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About the experts

Nick Henderson

Nick Henderson is Director of Learning and Content at VinciWorks and has played an important role in developing VinciWorks’ most interactive and customisable courses covering topics such as anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, GDPR, diversity, mental health, health and safety and more. Nick is a policy expert with a background in public, voluntary and private sectors and has expert-level knowledge across a wide range of areas.

Gary Yantin, Director of Best Practice

As Director of Best Practice at VinciWorks, Gary Yantin works with professional service firms of all sizes to provide the best compliance learning experience for their staff. He was previously an in-house lawyer and a solicitor in private practice. Gary has hosted many webinars and workshops for VinciWorks on a wide range of risk and compliance topics including GDPR and the SRA’s new approach to ongoing learning.

On-demand webinar: Mandatory Disclosure Rules in the UK – Understanding HMRC’s consultation

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On 30 November 2021, HMRC published its draft UK Mandatory Disclosure Rules (MDR) and released its consultation which seeks views on the design of the draft regulations. The consultation will be open until 8 February 2022. The UK MDR is expected to come into force in summer 2022, replacing UK DAC6.

MDR requires advisers (and sometimes taxpayers) to report information to the tax authorities on certain prescribed arrangements and structures, including those that could circumvent existing tax transparency reporting rules known as the Common Reporting Standard or hide ownership of assets.

For this webinar, we were joined by John Sandeman, HMRC’s policy official for Mandatory Disclosure Rules, who helped attendees get to grips with the UK MDR and how it applies to your organisation. John also answered attendee questions.

The webinar covered:

  • Who does UK MDR apply to?
  • Top challenges firms are facing
  • Best practice for submitting reports under MDR
  • Approaches to legal professional privilege
  • What guidance HMRC are planning to release

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On-demand webinar: COP26 and compliance – ESG after Glasgow

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The UK just hosted the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP26. This summit is one of the most consequential climate events since the negotiation of the Paris Agreement in 2015 and was attended by world leaders, politicians, business chiefs, climate change campaigners and sustainability experts.

With increasing ESG regulations coming across the world, particularly on the environment, what will the international effort to tackle climate change mean for environmental compliance?

In this webinar, we dissect government and international commitments following the conference and discuss what that means for businesses working towards net-zero.

We were joined by James Alexander, Chief Executive of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association. As well as the impact of COP26, we heard from them about ethical investing and how businesses can set themselves apart through net-zero commitments and ESG compliance.

The webinar covered:

  • Current environmental regulations for businesses and what might change
  • The impact of COP26 on compliance
  • How companies can work towards net-zero
  • Understanding ESG reporting and preparing for ESG regulation
  • Setting up an environmental compliance programme

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On-demand webinar: DAC6 — 10 months on

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Wednesday 10 November, 12:00pm (UK)

Following multiple delays, DAC6 has now been in force in most EU Member States since January 2021. Businesses across Europe are now reporting on cross-border transactions, with many still grappling with when, how and what they need to report.

In this webinar, Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin and Head of Legal and Product Research Ruth Mittelmann Cohen discussed the challenges that intermediaries and taxpayers face, give an overview of how the different EU Member States and the UK have implemented DAC6 and reveal the reporting patterns emerging from the different tax authorities. They also gave an update on the UK’s consultation document on MDR.

The webinar covered:

  • DAC6 recap
  • Top challenges firms are facing
  • Findings from different tax authorities
  • Approaches to legal professional privilege
  • UK MDR
  • What comes next?

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On-demand webinar: What’s on the regulatory agenda for Q4?

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To help businesses keep track of updates in UK legislation and policies, VinciWorks frequently publishes a regulatory agenda. The guide gives a clear and in-depth overview of EU developments, ongoing acts of parliament, the latest COVID-19 government guidance and more.

During this webinar, VinciWorks’ Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin and Director of Learning and Content Nick Henderson explored the regulatory agenda for the next few months and beyond.

This webinar covered:

  • New reporting and regulatory requirements from the EU including: human rights in supply chains, directives on cyber security, and the latest on ePrivacy
  • New UK legislation on trade, banking, financial regulation and employment law
  • Government consultations on internal markets, legal aid, gambling, competition law and money laundering, alongside the latest on intellectual property and crypto-asset reforms
  • The impact of a new commissioner for the UK’s ICO and potential changes to data protection law in the UK
  • How to get ahead of the new duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
  • The latest back to the office guidance on data protection, mental health, reasonable adjustments and health and safety

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On-demand webinar: Diversity – Managing reasonable adjustments in the age of hybrid work

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As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and businesses begin to return to the office, companies are taking a variety of approaches to managing the transition. While some are staying at home for now and others have gone back full time, most are opting for a hybrid working policy. But many people are anxious, or at least conflicted, about returning to in-person work, with these worries likely to be exacerbated for those requiring reasonable adjustments.

During our webinar, we delve into the challenges faced by disabled staff during the pandemic, and the impacts on inclusion in changing workplace practices. We will also discuss how to ensure reasonable adjustments are made for disabled staff, and how to ensure all staff feel included in return-to-office policies.

We were joined by disability and reasonable adjustment experts:

  • Daniel Holt, Founding Chair of the Association of Disabled Lawyers
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP, first permanent wheelchair user elected to the Scottish Parliament

The webinar covered:

  • What are reasonable adjustments?
  • How to make workplaces more accessible
  • Reasonable adjustments and the law in a pandemic
  • Best-practice guidance for return to the office policies
  • What does effective inclusion training look like?

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On-demand webinar: GDPR — Back to the Office

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As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and businesses begin to return to the office, companies are taking a variety of approaches to managing the transition. While some are staying at home for now and others have gone back full time, most are opting for a hybrid working policy. While this might be a sensible and fair solution for the time being, having staff work both at home as well as the office raises several data security and GDPR compliance concerns.

In this webinar, we were joined by Dechert LLP’s Director of Risk and Compliance Mohbub Rahman to explore the key things you need to remember to keep data safe during the latest transition.

The webinar covered:

  • How companies are transitioning back to the office
  • How hybrid working works
  • Data protection risks in a hybrid working environment
  • How hackers and scammers took advantage during the pandemic
  • Best practice for data security with hybrid working

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