What you need to know about duty of care for female travelers

SAP Concur Team | 07-13-2017

If you ask any leader to identify their most valuable asset, the response you'll likely get is, “our people.” In today’s world, the protection of business travelers and expatriates across the globe has become a priority. With this backdrop, all employers have an obligation of duty of care. Duty of care is the moral, social and legal responsibility of an organization to do everything reasonable to safeguard the health and wellbeing of their people. That said, not all groups will face the same sets of challenges as they travel.

 

For example, has your company discussed the best ways to ensure the safety of its female travelers?

 

At this year’s Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Convention in Boston, HX Global will be hosting an interactive panel on entitled, “Global Traveler Risk for Females: What’s So Different?” This panel will be moderated by Tim Crockett, HX Global Vice President of Security. Expert panelists include:

 

  • Erin L. Wilk: Global Travel Safety and Security Manager, Facebook
  • Cathy Sharpe: Director, Strategic Sourcing, Global Travel & Expense Management Services, Illinois Tool Works
  • Cindy Heston: Director of Travel and Events, Anthem Procurement Department
  • Jane Poulton: SVP, Client Management, HX Global

 

This session will cover steps female travelers can take to help ensure their own personal safety and what considerations should be made regarding organizational duty of care.

 

To meet the obligation of duty of care, it’s critical to have a Travel Risk Management program that offers security, medical and travel advice and assistance. Together, with training and education, you can help ensure the safety of your team.

 

In the case of an emergency, your company needs the right tools in order to locate your people wherever they might be and communicate with them in any situation. Concur Risk Messaging provides the granular level of information necessary to help organizations maintain a complete view of their people and take action should the need arise. Concur Risk Messaging with the addition of Active Monitoring is powered by HX Global, a Concur partner. This tool and the leading-edge technology behind it takes duty of care to the next level.

 

With Concur Active Monitoring, when a critical incident occurs anywhere in the world, HX Global rapidly identifies your affected people, physical assets and/or supply chain. The HX Global 24/7 team of security experts quickly establishes two-way communication to ascertain safety and determine if assistance is needed.

 

No matter where your people are, what threat may loom, or what manner they chose to book their travel, Concur and HX Global provide the resource to help ensure the safety of your people and keep you informed every step of the way.

 

If you are attending GBTA 2017, please join the conversation around women's travel safety on Wednesday, July 19, 11:30-12:30pm at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Room 254AB. You can also visit Concur Booth #1337 and HX Global Booth #1675.