What is a Request for Proposal?
With so many businesses relying on well-organised corporate travel, increasing numbers are partnering with Travel Management Companies (TMCs) to handle their requirements on an ongoing basis. TMCs perform many of the functions of a traditional travel agency but tailored for business needs, and often negotiate special rates with hotel chains and airlines. They also track […]
Travel Safety in the Workplace
Many professions require regular domestic travel, whether as part of their day to day role or to attend special events such as trade shows. With 8.8 million business trips going overseas from the UK in 2017, international travel is also very common, and many predict that this trend will grow in the years to come. […]
Travel Safety Compliance
Corporate travel is an important part of the work of most companies. Whether employees attend one major trade event every year or they’re on the road daily, their health and safety is the most important concern. Companies have the same duty of care to their travelling employees as they do to their on-site workers. Producing a […]
Travel Risk Assessment
Business travel, like any work activity, comes with some level of risk. Whether the trip is a car journey from one company office to another within the UK or extended travel to a major trade show in another country, employers have a duty of care towards their staff just as they would if they were […]
How do you Protect Travelling Employees?
Business travel is an integral part of many jobs and most employees will have to take at least a handful of business trips during their career. Just as when they’re office-based, employers have a responsibility to make sure their travelling employees stay safe and healthy. Despite 86% of employers being unaware that they’re necessary, conducting […]
How can you Improve Travel Safety in the Workplace?
Around one in five business travellers from the UK, Germany, Singapore, France and India have had to change their plans on a business trip due to concerns about travel safety. With corporate travel playing such a central role in the work of so many organisations, staying safe and healthy on these trips is of paramount […]
Employer Duty of Care for Business Travel
Employers have a duty of care to their employees – a legal and moral obligation to do everything in their power to reduce the risks of injury or illness befalling their staff. At no time is this more important than when employees are away on business trips. Although it can be beneficial for workers and […]
Corporate Travel Management
Corporate Travel Management (CTM) is the business function handling a company’s strategic approach to travel, including vendor management, traveller safety, the company travel policy and related expenses. There is often a distinction drawn between CTM from the company, which creates the travel policy that all business trips must follow, and the day to day arrangement […]
What is Work-Related Stress?
In this article: What is work-related stress? Signs of stress at work Causes of work-related stress Dealing with stress at work How to manage employee stress levels Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 What is work-related stress? Stress will always be present in the workplace, and it can be a good thing […]