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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 that fail to put in place the right policies and procedures to support neurodivergent staff are at risk of losing talented staff, as well as the risk of legal action. Making a workplace that is neurodiversity friendly doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. In this episode, we’ll look at what neurodiversity is, strategies to support neurodivergent staff at work, and what policies and procedures organisations should have in place. This one-hour session will cover: - What is neurodiversity and what are different neurodivergent conditions? - The challenges faced by neurodivergent staff at work - Strategies to support and encourage diversity of thought at work - Short workplace scenario clips on how organisations can support neurodivergent people - Supporting neurodivergent staff in the workplace - Creating policies and procedures inclusive of neurodiversity

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 year into this new requirement on the regulated sector, how effective have the new regulations been? What are the key strategies for compliance, and what are the best practice tips for ensuring PF obligations are met? In this episode, we’ll look at the issue of proliferation financing in detail, discuss strategies for compliance, and share best practices for understanding and mitigating PF risks. This one-hour session will cover: - What proliferation financing is and the jurisdictions and industries at risk - The differences and similarities between proliferation financing, money laundering and terrorist financing - Practical examples of how proliferation financing can happen - Proliferation red flags and high risk indicators - Strategies and technologies to counter the risk of proliferation financing - How to undertake a proliferation financing risk assessment

The issues of gifts, hospitality and bribery are increasingly complicated – especially for companies doing business in other countries. The danger of getting caught up in a corruption scandal is damaging, expensive and could be ultimately devastating. But when is a gift considered bribery? How can corruption, or even the perception of corruption, be avoided in business? In this episode, we highlight some recent bribery scandals, analyse how they could be avoided, and take a deep dive into international anti-corruption laws. Most importantly, we discuss how companies can safely conduct business around the world. We include information on Transparency International’s recently released annual report on perceptions of corruption and bribery across the world and explain how it can form a critical part of a company’s bribery and corruption risk assessment. This free episode provides key background info on everything from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in the US to the UK’s Bribery Act to the EU’s proposed anti-corruption legislation. If your company has any business in a foreign country, including any parts of its supply chain, you’ll want to listen to this one. This episode features:

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 this episode, VinciWorks compliance experts will take you through the steps your organisation can take to become menopause friendly. From implementing a menopause leave policy to environmental factors affecting a workplace, this session will inform you on why making your organisation menopause friendly is a cost-effective, impactful and necessary initiative. The episode will feature an interview with Dr Rebecca Lewis from the highly respected Newson Health Menopause and Wellbeing Centre. This episode will cover: - The basics of menopause as a diversity and inclusion issue - Building a coalition for progressive menopause change in an organisation - Countering common myths, stigmas and stereotypes - Top tips for implementing a menopause leave policy - Tackling environmental, organisational and cultural factors on menopause

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, we focus on how companies can prepare to comply. This episode will feature: The episode features the VinciWorks compliance team and a legal GDPR / AI expert.

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. https://bit.ly/fraud-courseshttps://bit.ly/tax-evasion-guide

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 Psychological Safety:https://bit.ly/psychological-safety-guide Download our free US Corporate Transparency Act Guide:https://bit.ly/corporate-transparency-act-guide Download our free Guide to the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR):https://bit.ly/fsr-guide

This episode discusses the taboo subject of menopause, specifically how menopause impacts the workplace. We go into the undeniable stigma around this topic, why it is important for businesses to offer more support to their employees, and how they could go about this. Resources: Try our customisable GDPR and data protection training courses for free:https://vinciworks.com/courses/gdpr/ Download our free guide to World Menopause Day:https://bit.ly/4arwWdm Learn more about our customisable Workplace Diversity Questionnaire:https://bit.ly/48n7Vhr

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 this podcast, join our experts as they discuss: The key GDPR compliance challenges for different types of organisationsWhat is automation in compliance, and how does it work?What kinds of GDPR tasks can be automatedMaking the most of GDPR and automationHow to save your organisation time, money and hassle with automation tools Resources: Try our customisable GDPR and data protection training courses for free: https://vinciworks.com/courses/gdpr/Download our free guide to Managing GDPR: https://bit.ly/3QZ2qhVRegister for a free demo of the GDPR Registers Solution: https://bit.ly/3QUM0qO

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 ongoing monitoring: https://bit.ly/finserv-ongoing-monitoring

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-coursesLearn 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 ongoing monitoring: https://bit.ly/finserv-ongoing-monitoring

For health and safety professionals, the challenge in today’s workplace is ensuring health and safety remains a top priority in a world of overlapping crises when many people are struggling to make ends meet. Health and safety has never been more important when an accident at work could leave people in an even worse position. In this podcast, join our experts as they discuss: The impact of inflation and cost of living crisis on health and safety infrastructureRecent cases and statistics of H&S challenges for businessesBest practice in health and safety training and complianceThe risks to organisations in letting health and safety compliance slipLessons from compliance priorities in challenging times Resources: Try our Health and Safety training courses: https://bit.ly/HealthSafetyCoursesLearn more about our Health and Safety risk assessments tool: https://bit.ly/HealthAndSafetyRiskAssessmentsDownload our free guide for Health and Safety for managers and directors: https://bit.ly/HealthandSafetyManagersGuideLearn more about our Ergonomics self-assessment: https://bit.ly/ergonomicsassessment

CSRD, a new EU legislation, mandates large and listed organisations to publish reports on social and environmental risks and their impact. Join Gary Yantin, Nick Henderson-Mayo, and Naomi Grossman in this informative podcast, where they unravel CSRD’s complexities and guide you on compliance and reporting strategies. In this podcast, you’ll gain an understanding of CSRD, including: A deep dive into CSRD and its originStep-by-step guidance on CSRD compliance and reporting guidelinesKey considerations for both EU and Non-EU businessesTimelines and strategies for preparing your organisation for CSRD Resources: Try our Sustainability and ESG training:https://bit.ly/sustainability-trainingDownload our free EU CSRD guide:https://bit.ly/CSRD-guideView our Sustainability and ESG course catalogue:https://bit.ly/sustainability-catalogueLearn more about our Supplier Onboarding solution: https://vinciworks.com/products/omnitrack/supplier-tracking/

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced that its biannual mandatory diversity survey will be due on 23 July 2023. All SRA-regulated law firms, regardless of size, must collect, report and publish their workforce diversity data every two years. In this podcast, VinciWorks’ Director of Best Practice, Gary Yantin, is joined by Siân Hughes, Head of EDI at the SRA, and Andrew Donovan, Managing Director at Compliance Office. Gary, Siân and Andrew discuss the importance of reporting and publishing SRA diversity data. Resources: Try our AML compliance training: https://vinciworks.com/courses/aml/Download free AML resources: https://vinciworks.com/resources/aml/Learn more about our AML onboarding solution: https://vinciworks.com/products/omnitrack/aml-onboarding/

Despite international sanctions, London-based law firm Discreet Law took on Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin as a client after he passed money laundering checks. The Russian warlord most recently led a mercenary rebellion in Russia and is now believed to be in Belarus. Resources: https://vinciworks.com/courses/aml/https://vinciworks.com/resources/aml/https://vinciworks.com/products/omnitrack/aml-onboarding/

This case involves Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national who was arrested for his alleged operation of a money-transmitting business that transported and transmitted $700m in illicit funds and that failed to meet US regulatory safeguards, including anti-money laundering (AML) requirements. Legkodymov is the majority shareholder of Bitzlato, a Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange that operates globally. Resources: https://vinciworks.com/courses/aml/https://vinciworks.com/resources/aml/https://vinciworks.com/products/omnitrack/aml-onboarding/

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced that its mandatory diversity survey will be due on 23 July 2023, with reporting open from 26 June. In this episode, VinciWorks' EDI expert Nick Henderson-Mayo speaks to Compliance Office's Director and Founder Andy Donovan to give firms guidance on what needs to be reported, which firms need to report, why the survey is so important, and more. We also take you through the free reporting tool VinciWorks is offering to help you collect and aggregate the relevant data from your staff. Additional resources:

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has now been in force for five years. During that time, fines have totalled close to €2.8 billion, with over €1 billion in fines coming in the past 12 months. The most recent fines show that both large and small businesses are subject to regulators’ scrutiny. Recorded the day before GDPR's fifth anniversary, in this episode we look at the effect the regulation has had on the way we collect and process data and what we can expect going forward. We were joined by our own in-house DPO to take you through the key developments in GDPR from across the EU. GDPR resources: https://vinciworks.com/products/omnitrack/gdpr/https://vinciworks.com/resources/gdpr/

The UK ranks second highest among money laundering hot spots worldwide, with an estimated £88 billion laundered each year. Financial institutions are responsible for catching the bad actors to prevent and stop money laundering. But unfortunately, it’s not always easy to identify who they are. In this episode, we are joined by Nick Henderson-Mayo, VinciWorks’ Director of Learning and Content, Naomi Grossman, VinciWorks’ Learning and Content Manager and Sandra Erez, VinciWorks’ Director of Global Enterprise Sales, to explore money laundering, how it impacts financial services firms, and what firms can do to protect themselves. Resources: https://bit.ly/aml-courseshttps://bit.ly/aml-resourceshttps://bit.ly/aml-onboarding-solution