Safety of Expat Population & Business Travelers \presented by Frédéric Balme

GlobalHR Swiss conference - Geneva

Background

Historical focus of Comp. & Ben. & Mobility Departments on expatriate packages equity.

In the recent years, significant development of international assignment in emerging countries, with new issues appearing :• Rising Health & Security challenges• Staff retention and Business Continuity• Reputation• Duty of Care & Liability• …..

Duty of care surveys

The first study of Dr.Lisbeth Klaus showed the rising presence of Duty of Care & Company liability in national labour legislations, suggesting the need of an integrated & strategic risk management program for Corporate and International Organizations.

A new eight months benchmarking study has just been conducted to answer the question :“What does Duty of Care really mean from a company’s perspective?”

• Release of the survey in September 2011

How to build a consistent Health & Security policy for international assignment ?

Engaging different departments : benefits, insurance, medical, security, HSE, ...• With the final objective of a written policy

endorsed and signed by Top Management

Defining an objective, equitable and adapted policy : how ?

=> Start from a country risk assessment regarding medical & security risks

Risk Ratings as the cornerstone of equitable Duty of Care policies

Medical Risk Ratings

Security Risk Ratings

Risk Ratings as the cornerstone of equitable Duty of Care policies

Additional insight provided for supporting decision making

Putting into practice & case studiesPolicy Item (sample)

Low & Medium Risk High & Extreme Risk

Assignment type Family Single or rotation

Pre-assignment policy

Health Check Encouraged Compulsory

Security

Awareness Training

E-Learning Face to Face, with focus on Road Safety, Social Unrest, Kidnap situations, etc …

Medical

Awareness Training

Stress & Wellbeing Face to Face with focus on Malaria education, awareness on sexually transmitted diseases, Extreme temperatures environments …

During Assignment policyHealth Check Every 3 year Compulsory every year

Access to Medical Care Providing access to reliable national medical providers

Granting access to western standard medical structures

Health Policy Wellness Programs Chemoprophylaxis upon Malaria prevalence

Security policy Rely on local authorities & embassies

Adhere to the company security plans