Nexis CPD Knowledge Bank — Business Compliance guides and explainers.
Menopause in the workplace and the law: why menopause is not a protected characteristic, how sex, age and disability discrimination protect workers, when symptoms count as a disability, reasonable adjustments, risk assessment, flexible working, harassment, and the menopause action plans due to become mandatory for large employers.
Drugs and alcohol at work explained: why employees must consent to testing but can face disciplinary action for refusing, which jobs have legal alcohol limits, what ICO guidance says about random testing, the warning signs, supporting employees, the Equality Act position on addiction, and what a policy should include.
How a fair disciplinary and grievance procedure works under the Acas Code of Practice: why the Code is not law but can change tribunal awards by up to 25%, the steps, suspension, gross misconduct, the right to be accompanied, and the revised Code consulted on in 2026.
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 explained: the offences carrying life imprisonment, the section 54 supply-chain duty (and why a business can lawfully report that it has taken no steps), the £36m threshold, how to spot the signs, and how to report modern slavery.
The Bribery Act 2010 creates four offences, including a section 7 corporate offence the MoJ calls a form of strict liability, with only an adequate procedures defence. Here is what UK businesses and employees need to know about gifts, facilitation payments, penalties and training.
No UK law names a mandatory cyber security course for all staff, but UK GDPR requires appropriate organisational measures and the ICO expects initial and refresher staff training. Here is what the law, the ICO, NCSC and sector rules actually say.
Counselling is not statutorily regulated in the UK. What CPD counsellors and psychotherapists actually need – BACP 30 hours a year, supervision and audits – and how short courses fit.
ARB now requires every architect to record CPD to stay registered, with two mandatory topics. Practising RIBA Chartered Members need 35 hours, 20 on the Core Curriculum, plus the Health and Safety test.
Retail investment advisers need 35 hours of CPD a year, 21 structured, verified annually through a Statement of Professional Standing. Mortgage and insurance rules differ, and the 15-hour GI requirement ended in December 2025.
Self-managing landlords in Wales must complete approved training to be licensed. England requires none. The rules in each nation, plus the safety duties that apply wherever you let.
