9th October 2019
HR Guide To The SMCR (Senior Managers & Certification Regime) & Pre-employment Screening
From 9th December 2019, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) will apply to ALL firms who are authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA). It’s been a long time coming! In July 2019, the UK Financial
2nd July 2019
GDPR…Data Protection & Employee Screening One Year On
25th May 2019 marked the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation and GDPR compliance continues to be a key priority for most businesses. Under the GDPR, EU businesses must ensure: There is an appropriate
15th May 2019
Spotlight On…Subject Access Requests (SARS) And Employment References
Under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) individuals are entitled to a copy of the personal data which an organisation holds about them. Anyone has the right to make a subject access request (SAR), which is a written request to
26th November 2018
Employee Screening Implications Of The New Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD)
What is the IDD? The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) replaced the Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) from 1st October 2018 and primarily affects those that distribute insurance and reinsurance products. At its core, it aims to ‘enhance consumer protection when buying