Your Most Important Duty is Duty of Care

Ensuring the health and safety of travelers and other employees is a legal – and moral – responsibility for travel and HR managers. The need is clear – 85% of risk professionals say the world is more dangerous than a year ago¹ –  but the difficulty is evident when 98% of travel managers lack the timely information to effectively perform their roles.² 

 To help businesses fulfill duty of care responsibilities, SAPâ Concurâ and International SOS, a leader in global health management and traveler safety, have combined resources on a guide to help managers perform The Single Most Important Part of Your Job.  

 Looking closely at five focuses, it can help guide a company from concern to practice and be ready for the change ahead:  

• Obtain and integrate reliable, timely data on health advisories, security updates, and other disruptions.  
• Conduct regular reviews of risks that can affect your business and its employees.  
• Recognize health incidents are more common than security ones, making employee education and on-the-ground medical resources a priority.  
• Focus on mental health, by promoting awareness and providing counseling and coping tools for employees.  
• Help keep those working from home safe by establishing guidelines for home office safety and creating opportunities to interact.