How can HR protect the safety of globally mobile employees?

How can HR protect the safety of globally mobile employees?

Increasing globalization has meant a wider range of companies send their people to emerging markets and higher-risk locations.

   

Increasing globalization has meant a wider range of companies send their people to emerging markets and higher-risk locations.

At first glance, it’s a wonder any company would send its employees abroad.

But Mass uprisings are just one potential danger; also on the warning list are kidnapping and execution, natural disasters such as earthquakes or volcanoes, and the possibility of pandemic disease.   

 

HR departments must be prepared to resist pressure from employees to travel if they come to the conclusion it is too dangerous.

HR departments must be prepared to resist pressure from employees to travel if they come to the conclusion it is too dangerous.

This can be mitigated by ensuring employees are given relevant security briefings, appropriate international insurance with medical advice and vaccines, medical evacuation along with 

repatriation services and transport arrangements.

Ultimately, employers have both a legal and moral duty to take care of their staff.

Ultimately, employers have both a legal and moral duty to take care of their staff.

Companies could face substantial sums in compensation if an employee suffers injury or death as a result of their failure to take reasonable steps to ensure their safety.

We recommend that HR teams seek specialist advice to ensure they can successfully navigate this complex and ever-changing area.

We recommend that HR teams seek specialist advice to ensure they can successfully navigate this complex and ever-changing area.

We offer clients unbiased, innovative and customized Global Insurance Solution with broader coverage for Global Organizations with an international mobile workforce, including Medical, Life, Disability, Kidnap & Ransom, Travel, Pension, Cyber, Property, Auto and Accident products, including coverage for third country and key local nationals.

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Clients across the globe count on us for international employee benefits and risk management advice. 

Clients across the globe count on us for international employee benefits and risk management advice.