Low unemployment leaves fewer options for businesses

With the UK unemployment rate at its lowest level since the 1970s, employers are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit the right people. Just four per cent of the population is currently jobless, resulting in a growth in wages Read more

Morrisons data breach threatens vicarious liability

In October, the Court of Appeal found Morrisons Supermarkets vicariously liable for a data breach caused by the actions of a disgruntled employee. It is the first successful UK class action of its kind and, if it continues to Read more

Mitigating privacy risks in the Internet of Things

As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes increasingly ubiquitous, organisations from all industries are beginning to explore ways to develop and utilise their own IoT network or service offering. In his new book, Internet of Things, for Things, and Read more

Zanele Mukhubo awarded the highest grade of membership by the Institute of Risk Management

Zanele Mukhobu, CFIRM, Director, Enterprise Risk Management, Gauteng Department of Human Settlement has recently been awarded the highest grade of membership by the Institute of Risk Management by completing the Senior Executive Route.

She is also Read more

Horizon Scanning: A Practitioners Guide revealed at IRM Risk Leaders

by Mark Turner

The Innovation Special Interest Group (ISIG) of the IRM revealed the first copies of the Horizon Scanning: A Practitioners Guide at the 2018 IRM Risk Leaders conference in London.

During 2017 the ISIG, led by Mark Read more

Banks fail to take strategic view of climate change

Only 10 per cent of banks are taking a strategic view of climate change – with an average planning horizon of just four years, according to Transition in thinking: The impact of climate change on the UK banking sector Read more

Webinar: mitigating the risks of sanctions compliance

Non-compliance with trade sanctions increasingly attracts severe penalties for organisations, according to a recent IRM and Lexis Nexis webinar. While the effectiveness of sanctions themselves has been debated in some quarters, the size, nature and penalties of non-compliance Read more

Brexit: preparing for ‘no deal’

The UK government has published more than 100 technical notices advising businesses and the public on preparing for a ‘no deal’ Brexit.

While the government states that “a scenario in which the UK leaves the EU without agreement (a Read more