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Companies Poor At Keeping Travelling Employees Safe Wednesday, 20 Oct 2010
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By: Lee Xieli, Singapore Work Course / BPS Level A & B
Published: 1 hour 36 min ago
Monday, 4 Oct 2010
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Asia-Pacific - Companies in Asia-Pacific are more concerned with keeping corporate travel budget low than
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According to a survey by global healthcare, medical assistance and security services provider International SOS, a
third of 165 respondents said their companies only spent between one and 10% on employees' travel safety and Wednesday, 29 Sep 2010
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security. But respondents think that insurance coverage is adequate to mitigate travelling risks, with 82.7% Summit 2010
providing employees with travel insurance. Only 9.4% said their company conducts travel safety training for
employees. Even 75% of companies that send executives to high risk countries admitted they do not see the need Wednesday, 29 Sep 2010
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Tony Ridley, director of security services for International SOS in Asia-Pacific, said many organisations with
operations across the region do not fully understand the "duty of care obligations" to their corporate travellers. Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010
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Ridley said their approach to travel health and security appears to be "more reactive than proactive". Service Excellence
Instead of basing travel policies or budgets on historical data, Ridley suggested using future events as a guideline.
Or else, when a major event such as a volcanic eruption or an earthquake occurs, Ridley said companies would be Thursday, 9 September 2010, 04:43 PM
unable to adapt. "Companies need to take a close look at how many people are actually involved in the travel
aspect and who is responsible when an incident occurs." Click For Full Gallery
Close to a quarter of companies also dismissed the need for additional security risk planning when employees
attend international tradeshows or conferences outside their home country. The survey said such high-profile
events are typically "the focal point of protests and unrest by local and travelling demonstrators, irrespective of
location".
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Ridley said frequent corporate travellers face greater risks than any other employee because they often visit
locations different from the norm. "Training that can help them better prepare to cope with car accidents,
delayed air travel, natural disasters will save companies significant time and money in the future."
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