Ergonomics assessment results dashboard
The results of the ergonomics assessment in our health and safety training can be fully integrated with Omnitrack

How do you make online training an experience that actually makes a difference in real time? How do you measure what each user is gaining from the training?

All of our compliance courses come complete with an interactive element, be it quizzes, assessments or gamification. This is all very well, but how can administrators and compliance managers utilise these interactions to increase the impact of the training on the entire organisation?

We have just added a new feature to our reporting and tracking solution Omnitrack, allowing administrators and compliance managers to track all necessary data from each course completion. Below are four elements you can integrate and track with Omnitrack.

1. Assessments

The interactive ergonomics assessment in our health and safety course is just one of the many assessments that can be integrated with Omnitrack

Many of our courses include assessments to help establish an organisation’s level of risk. For example, in our health and safety course, which has been adapted for home workers, users undertake a number of assessments related to their workstation setup. These immersive assessments can be integrated. Administrators can then collect rich, actionable data from their users while they complete these assessments. Whether staff are working remotely or from an office, our tool will help businesses ensure all their staff have a comfortable and healthy space to work from home.

Similarly, our mental health course includes a self-assessment on work-related stress. To ensure that businesses can help staff who are struggling with work-related stress or anxiety, or to simply gain an overall understanding of how your staff are affected by stress, the assessment can easily be integrated with Omnitrack. This integration will allow administrators to play an important role in monitoring their staff’s mental wellbeing.

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We are thrilled to announce that we have once again been nominated for the Customer Service Award at the BSIF Safety Awards 2020. This achievement recognises our Support team for providing outstanding customer service within the health and safety industry.

Whilst the ceremony was delayed last year due to the Coronavirus, we are delighted to be back in the finals as defending champions, having previously won the award back in 2019. Many thanks to all of our wonderful customers who provided outstanding feedback for us!

Our team are very much looking forward to attending the virtual BSIF Safety Awards ceremony later this Spring. Until then, stay tuned for updates on our compliance solutions or visit our blog for great resources on reducing people risk in the workplace.

On 26 February 2021, the Cypriot Tax Authority announced that it will be extending the timeline for administrative fines in relation to the overdue submissions of DAC6 information in Cyprus. This follows on from the announcement that there would be an extension of the submission of information until 31 March 2021.

The administrative fines in Cyprus will not be imposed on taxpayers or intermediaries as long as the following categories of DAC6 reports are made by 30 June 2021:

Original Historic Reportable Arrangements: Arrangements that were triggered for reporting from the period between 25 June 2018 and 30 June 2020. 

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In December 2020, the Belgian Constitutional Court (Grondwettelijk Hof) decided to refer a preliminary question to the European Union Court of Justice in relation to DAC6. The preliminary question in Case number C-620/19 is around whether the DAC6 notification obligation infringes on the right of a fair trial and the right to private life under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

In light of the professional secrecy restrictions, the Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers argued before the Constitutional Court that it is impossible to fulfil their notification obligation towards other intermediaries.

They claim that information that is protected by professional secrecy in respect of the authorities is also protected in respect of other intermediaries who may be involved. They believe that the DAC6 reporting obligations infringe the right of a fair trial and the right to private life. Both of which are guaranteed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

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Navigating international laws and regulations around bribery can be very complex. Cultural customs can sometimes amount to bribery. What may be regarded as perfectly ‘normal’ and acceptable practice in a country can still be considered a bribe, even when a reward or ‘tip’ is expected, and even if everyone does it.

Global guide to anti-bribery laws

To help in the quest for compliance, VinciWorks has created a country guide to bribery. The guide includes guidance for over 70 countries. For each country, there is a summary of key bribery offences, who it covers, if businesses are required to have procedures in place, hospitality rules, facilitation payments and legal penalties.

We recommend using this guide in risk assessments and country-specific policy development. Risk assessment forms a key part of any anti-bribery and corruption programme and once risks are identified, such as business operations in high-risk jurisdictions, additional measures can be implemented which may, in some jurisdictions, form the basis for a legal defence if any employees or agents engage in bribery.

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To help businesses keep track of updates in UK legislation and policies, VinciWorks regularly publishes a regulatory update. Our regulatory agenda for March covers EU developments, ongoing acts of parliament, the latest COVID-19 government guidance and more.

What’s in the regulatory agenda?

  • What’s new this month?
  • EU developments affecting policy and compliance
  • Recent Acts of Parliament affecting policy and compliance
  • Bills before Parliament
  • Secondary legislation
  • Open and closed consultations
  • Regulations and initiatives on the horizon

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The OECD’s BEPS 12 is a set of principles around Mandatory Disclosure Regimes. To date, the OECD has only developed model rules around Common Reporting Standards (CRS) avoidance and opaque structures. EU member states have implemented OECD’s BEPS 12 through DAC6. The UK announced that as part of the Brexit agreement, they would be transitioning from DAC6 to international rules and introducing their own UK MDR.

MDR has been implemented in non-EU member states such as Gibraltar, Mexico and Argentina, with more countries expected to follow suit. In this webinar, we helped attendees come to terms with MDR and what it means for your organisation.

The webinar covered:

  • What is MDR?
  • What will the UK’s MDR look like?
  • How has MDR been implemented around the world?
  • Which other non-EU countries are set to implement MDR?
  • What is reporting best practice?

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