Business Compliance Essentials

This course gives you a broad, practical tour of the key compliance areas that affect everyday work in a UK business, from data protection and bribery to competition law, modern slavery, health and safety and equality. You will learn why compliance matters, how to spot common red flags and what your personal responsibilities are. Above all, you will learn when and how to raise a concern.
Modules
4
Duration
About 45 minutes
Pass mark
80%
Assessment
10 questions from a bank of 17

Learning outcomes

  • ✓Explain why compliance matters to the organisation, to colleagues and to you personally.
  • ✓Recognise the main UK compliance areas, including data protection, bribery, money laundering, fraud and competition law.
  • ✓Identify red flags linked to modern slavery, health and safety and equality in everyday work.
  • ✓Apply simple checks before acting when a situation may carry legal or ethical risk.
  • ✓Describe how to raise a concern, including the protections available to whistleblowers.

Course contents

  1. Module 1: Why compliance matters

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  2. Module 2: Data protection, bribery and financial crime

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  3. Module 3: Fair competition and responsible business

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  4. Module 4: Safe, fair workplaces and speaking up

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  5. Final assessment & certificate