Business travel
Business travel can be seen as a positive and a negative, depending on the employee, the destination and the reason for the journey. HR professionals need to keep in mind the various ways they can support staff who have to travel, whether domestically or internationally.
Government consults on draft return-to-work guidelines
Staggered start times, reduced hot-desking and new hygiene procedures could enable workplaces to reopen.
Is the future of international business travel in the balance?
Pandemics, rising costs and environmental concerns are leading to doubts over whether long-haul business travel will ever return to 'normal'.
The lasting effects of coronavirus on HR and business
The Covid-19 crisis will change how we work in future. Gartner’s Brian Kropp looks at the impact of the pandemic...
London employers face lockdown on travel
Employers in London are bracing for a likely lockdown on travel and movement as authorities attempt to stop the spread...
Nokia: how a global employer is handling coronavirus
Employers need to be pragmatic and fact-based and clear in their communications when managing staff, including some in Wuhan, China,...
Coronavirus: Employers ‘quarantining’ own staff before trade show
Employers are quarantining their own staff as the coronavirus outbreak...
Top 10 HR questions January 2020: Coronavirus and Brexit
What steps should employers take to manage the coronavirus outbreak?
At the start of the new year, employers have been...
Coronavirus arrives in the UK
Aircraft from Wuhan with 110 passengers due to arrive in UK at 1.30pm - passengers set for 14 days' quarantine.
Coronavirus: employers urged to avoid business travel
Employers should postpone or cancel business travel to the region of China that has been hit by an outbreak of...
Why cultural training is vital for overseas assignments
Overseas projects often fail when employees and their families are not prepared for life abroad. Janette Hiscock looks at why...
Better coping strategies needed to manage business travel ill-effects
A psychologist has suggested business travellers should develop “coping strategies” after a survey revealed employees' health problems stemming from lengthy periods spent flying or driving.
EU visitors to UK will need three days’ notice before travelling
Citizens of EU countries will need US-style ESTA pre-approval to enter the UK after Brexit.
Global mobility and HR summit comes to London
London hosts the Forum for Expatriate Management’s 2019 Global Mobility Summit next month with Brexit and immigration high on the...
Encourage business travellers to declare medical history, advises insurer
Employers should encourage staff who travel internationally to declare their medical history to avoid the risk of complications while abroad,...
Business travel: how to protect LGBTQ+ staff
With same-sex relationships considered a criminal offence in 70 countries, employers need to exercise their duty of care towards LGBTQ+ staff who travel abroad.
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