According to a new Chubb Accident & Health and International SOS whitepaper, "Student Travel and Study Abroad: Mental Health Issues and Awareness," research indicates there is a rising tide in mental health issues for students and such symptoms and conditions may worsen when studying abroad.
With approximately 40 percent of air travel being for business purposes, companies have hundreds of thousands of employees travelling to thousands of cities around the world on a daily basis. Keeping them safe is of utmost importance, and having a reliable travel risk management program and duty of care policy in place is essential for any business.
Three in ten (29 percent) travel managers report they do not know how long it would take to locate affected employees in a crisis, according to a study by the GBTA Foundation.
Average growth for travel and expense (T&E) budgets in China in 2016 was 4.86%, consistent with 4.8% growth in 2015, and also with the 4.42% that had been anticipated in a 2015 survey.
Businesses are being reminded of their duty of care obligations to female staff after research found almost a third (31.4%) have encountered sexual harassment while traveling on business.
A new survey by Government Business Council (GBC) and Concur finds that federal employees consider many of these existing processes to be disconnected and inconsistent.
The most important factors business travelers and travel buyers consider when choosing ground transportation is traveler and vehicle safety, followed by availability for a timely pick-up and convenience of payment methods, according to The2015 Ground Transportation Study, sponsored by Dav El/Boston Coach Chauffeured Transportation Network and Empire CLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services.
The roles of security, risk and business continuity management professionals have significantly evolved over the past 10 years, driven by major technological innovations, workforce globalization, increasing legal liability and regulatory actions.
Chance Jackson and Brandon Kent, two victims of a school shooting in Martinsville, Indiana, can sue the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville for not doing enough to prevent the March 25, 2011, shooting.
