
Nearly one in three firms unsure GDPR risk assessments are up to date – VinciWorks
18% said risk assessments had not been reviewed for over a year, while 5% only reviewed them when required.

18% said risk assessments had not been reviewed for over a year, while 5% only reviewed them when required.

A survey of 334 compliance professionals across the legal, financial services and accounting sectors found that 57% of firms have either not started preparing for the 2026 amendments.

30% described managers as not very confident, and only 6.5% said managers were very confident.

Research from VinciWorks found that while 81% planned to increase efforts around sexual harassment prevention, fewer than one in 20 (5%) rated their current training as excellent.

When it came to AI training, only a fifth (22%) said their organisation provides AI awareness training they consider effective.

Nearly three-quarters said menopause needs stronger legal protection at work.

Most still used general training for all staff, with 32% providing the same material to most employees and 40% tailoring it by department or role.

Employers are bracing for uncertainty as the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) returns to the House of Lords today.

The survey of 243 HR and compliance professionals by VinciWorks found that over one in five (21%) said their organisation provides no sexual harassment training at all.

The survey of 373 compliance professionals found that just 1.6% of organisations considered themselves fully prepared for the new law, which will replace parts of the UK GDPR in 2025.
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