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Talent Management, Security and Mobility – Tackling Mobility Needs for 2011 and Beyond
Presenter:Renee Sprole,Vice President, Eastern Region,International SOSMay 4, 2011
The Crises: Was Your Firm Ready?The Ash Cloud
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Middle East
What is Duty of Care?
Simply put, ‘Duty of Care’ is a company’s obligation to protect its employees from risks. Among other things, these risks can be related to injury, sickness, safety, security, health, finances and travel.
It’s simply…doing the right thing.
It’s more encompassing than travel risk management.
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Did You Know Where Your People Were? Could You Reach Them?
• The events of 9/11 highlighted the need for web based tracking. In 1998, International SOS was the first company to launch a pre-travel
notification solution.
• Recent events are further triggering the need to track travelers and expatriates.
• More companies are using a tracking tool; however, to be beneficial, these tools need to be integrated with medical and security information as well as the capability to respond and assist travelers.
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When it comes to Planning: What Does Your Firm Need to Consider?
Perfect vs. good enough data• Travel data, by nature, is messy
• What is the traveler’s role in providing data?
• Are there gaps in identifying your employees location, especially with tracking expatriates?
The next crisis will probably be different than the last crisis. • Systems need to be simple to use and flexible.
What Communication Tools Help You Communicate with Your Travelers and Expatriates During a Crisis? Email, SMS/text messaging, and phone are standard ways of
communicating. Channels of communication can be severely degraded thus organizations must
manage expectations and establish other means of communicating with their traveling population
Satellite phones may be needed
In crisis, proactively reach out to travelers to remind them you are there to help
Many organizations are exploring social media options to communicate during a crisis
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Duty of Care and LoyaltyDuty of Care is defined as a requirement that a person or
organization acts towards others and the public with watchfulness,
attention, caution and prudence in a manner that a reasonable person in
the circumstance would.
Duty of Loyalty is defined as the duty of an employee not to compete with the interest of the organization and follow the employer’s Duty of
Care policies and procedures.
Employee Education• Employees must comply with the policies and procedures of the
employer and must avoid taking unnecessary risk.
• Traveler and expatriates must assess and mitigate threats, minimize risks, and operate successfully in an unfamiliar environment.
• Employee has a personal responsibility to act prudently, must comply with company policy, and abide by local laws (where they travel) – ignorance is not an argument for non-compliance!
• Helpful tools: Provide employee with an emergency contact person
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From the Ash Cloud crisis to the recent political unrest in N. Africa, the Middle East, and Japan? How did/will your response differ?
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• Risk varied: business continuity and travel disruption vs. employee safety.
• Many firms utilize internal HR, security and travel departments supplemented by external assistance provider
• Preplanning • In Crisis• Lessons learned
• Every crisis is different: political unrest versus natural disaster.
• The Ash Cloud crisis put into perspective the need for all stakeholders to be involved during a crisis and encouraged the need to revise current policies to empower employees.
Q&A and Contact Information
International SOS Alarm Center: +1-215-942-8226
General questions: [email protected]
Thank you! What’s New Around Duty of Care? www.internationalsos.com/dutyofcare
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