The Bribery Act – that was years ago? Wrong. It’s here to stay, being updated and it is wise to ask just how proactive your anti-bribery procedures are currently. You issued an anti-bribery policy and asked everyone old and new to read it? Unfortunately that isn’t good enough when someone breaks the law. […]
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Do you have lone workers in your business? Do you know how important it is to have a pro-active lone worker compliance strategy? Most importantly of all, do you know who or what a ‘lone worker’ is and do you have policies in place that protect both them and you? […]
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In the media this week there is an article which sets out how, due to an investigation, compensation paid out for harm and deaths caused by NHS delays and blunders has doubled in five years. According to The Telegraph, ‘patients groups said the increase in negligence pay outs was “extremely […]
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In a recent national radio show a DJ was heard to declare, ‘…banks – well they are all swindlers.’ A casual remark perhaps said in a light-hearted way but it underpins why Regulatory Technology matters so much in today’s marketplace and perhaps now more than ever. RegTech exists to reaffirm […]
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Onboarding is the term commonly used to describe the internal process or mechanism by which an organisation provides new employees with knowledge, information and expected behaviour to become an effective member of the organisation. The process should set out clear expectations. The onboarding process applies to any organisation and any […]
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Whatever the organisation, business sector or market; the workplace is changing and with it, the required levels of workplace behaviour. With people of all genders and creeds mixing for long periods of time in workplace environments, it is essential that acceptable levels of behaviour between people are established in writing […]
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When one thinks of policy documents, one tends to think of long, dull documents, hardly intelligible and written in legalese. Actually, for the most part policy and standards documents can be short statements that avoid sub clause hell. One such category of policy regards internal content and data. That is […]
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In this age of social media with the widespread re-use of images and information it would be wise to reflect on what your employees and agents are actually sharing about your hard earned brand, where they are sharing it and how. It is highly likely your organisation name is either […]
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We are proud to announce that Deloitte has included Signarus (formerly the RegTech Company) in its updated 2019 listings of RegTech companies making an impact on the industry. As Deloitte states, RegTech (Regulatory Technology) is a very real movement that is already having an impact on regulatory compliance. Like FinTech, Regulatory technology is […]
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Employers aren’t required legally in the UK to provide an employee handbook although it is a very good idea to do so. Perhaps the most important reason for one is that it establishes a formalised compliance culture within your organisation and setting off on the right foot with compliance is […]
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