Neurodiversity is becoming more understood as a workplace issue. As many as 1 in 7 people in the UK are neurodivergent, meaning that organisations that fail to meet the needs of their neurodivergent staff and clients are neglecting a significant demographic. Although there are challenges associated with these differences, there are also many strengths. At the same time, failing to make workplaces inclusive of neurodiversity is an increasing risk. Over a hundred cases of neurodiversity discrimination were taken to employment tribunals last year, with almost none the year before. Organisations t ..read more

Since 1 April 2023, all firms in the regulated sector have been required to carry out proliferation financing (PF) risk assessments. This applies to all regulated entities, from law firms to financial services, casinos to cryptocurrency. Regulated entities can create a new risk assessment on proliferation financing or incorporate PF risks into existing AML and terrorist financing risk assessments. However, regulators expect firms to take action to understand the risk of PF and how to mitigate it in their business. Failing to do so can result in a breach of the Money Laundering Regulations. One ..read more

Many organisations discuss gender equality and promoting women, particularly older and more experienced women. But what does this look like in practice? What are the practical steps to supporting older women in the workplace, and how can barriers to success be overcome? One highly effective strategy is making your organisation menopause friendly. Older women are one of the fastest growing in today’s workplace, and research has shown that nearly two-thirds of women have taken time off work due to their symptoms, with some even leaving their jobs due to not being supported in their workplace. In ..read more

The field of economic sanctions has been growing increasingly complicated in recent years, and the past year was a historic and transformative period for the use of financial sanctions on both the global and UK levels, with Western nations launching an unprecedented line of sanctions against Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Recent conflicts such as the Hamas-Israel war in response to Hamas’s October 7 massacre, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as events in Iran, China and other countries, have grabbed global headlines. These events have sparked waves of ..read more

In this episode, we explore the vast implications of the EU AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI regulation. With this legislation, the EU hopes to create a framework to regulate AI systems across the EU. But the Act will impact companies who do any business in the EU, and, similar to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the AI Act will likely set a global standard. This episode will provide key background on how the AI Act was developed, its main elements, including an understanding of its risk-based approach, and critical advice on what companies must be aware of. Importantly ..read more

Under UK law, a corporation can face criminal prosecution if it fails to prevent certain actions from being undertaken by its employees, associates or even contractors. In this episode, we explain what this new corporate criminal offence means, what kind of fraud is covered, and how to comply with the ‘failure to prevent’ provisions. Try our new customiseable collection of Fraud courses: https://bit.ly/fraud-courses  Download our guide to Tax Evasion: Failure to Prevent: https://bit.ly/tax-evasion-guide ..read more

This episode dives into the top compliance trends to set your agenda for 2024. We’ll also delve into key compliance issues we expect to see in areas like anti-money laundering, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. We’ll review key pieces of legislation we’re tracking in the EU, US and UK.   Try our customisable AI compliance training courses for free: https://vinciworks.com/courses/artificial-intelligence/    Download our free Top 10 Compliance Trends 2024 Guide: https://bit.ly/2024-compliance-trends-guide    Download our free Guide to Mental Health and Ps ..read more

GDPR presents not just a single compliance challenge - how to get policies and procedures right - but an ongoing plethora of overlapping priorities that must be dealt with at various levels of the business. From implementing technical measures, tracking data subject requests and putting in place incident breaches registers, there is never an ‘end’ point to GDPR compliance.   However, automation of various data privacy and technical security tasks can vastly improve compliance efficiency and, more importantly, provide evidence of how your organisation complies with GDPR.    In th ..read more

Gary and Nick from VinciWorks continue looking at the UK government's planned changes to how money laundering regulations are supervised and enforced. With four options on the table, from increased powers for OPBAS to an entirely new public sector regulator, what might these changes mean for the regulatory sector? Resources: Try our AML compliance training: https://bit.ly/AML-courses  Learn more about our AML onboarding Omnitrack solution: https://bit.ly/AML-onboarding-solution   Download our free resource on AML compliance - What financial services firms need to know about ong ..read more

What's the latest on the UK government's planned changes to how money laundering regulations are supervised and enforced?  Reform of the AML/CTF regime is coming, with the government proposing four potential changes, from increased powers for OPBAS to an entirely new, public sector regulator. What will be the impact of the regulated sector of these changes, and what is your preferred model? Resources: Try our AML compliance training: https://bit.ly/AML-courses Learn more about our AML onboarding Omnitrack solution: https://bit.ly/AML-onboarding-solution  Download our free resource o ..read more