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.
The diagnosis of a chronic condition should not mean an employee is denied the opportunity to take a working assignment abroad.
More than eight out of 10 workers who travel abroad for business say they have experienced negative mental health,
Naz Dossa looks at how personal safety is an issue that affects more than just vulnerable or frontline staff.
Trade union Aslef has announced a new strike in September, which will see train drivers walk out at 12 train companies in a dispute over pay.
Being more flexible about employees’ desire to carry out their job while living abroad may well prove a good way of ensuring your company can retain people.
More 20% of train services that were running before the Covid pandemic have not returned, new data shows.
The ISO 31030 standard, introduced in April 2021, will assist companies manage business travel risks and be examined and used by courts as a benchmark in litigation.
The government is coming under increasing pressure to give key workers priority at fuel stations.
Poor maintenance and high emissions means HR should keep a firm grip on their ‘grey fleets’ a new study concludes.
Supplied by National Rail, the tickets allow unlimited travel between two stations on any eight days in a 28-day period.
Business travel specialists and holiday firms have voiced frustration over the government's Global Travel Taskforce report.
The number of business trips to the Middle East has started to rise again, proof that ‘essential’ work-related travel is back. But expert assistance is now needed to navigate the pitfalls.
HR needs to stay on top of the risks that come attached to employees choosing to work from ‘home’ from beyond the UK. Nick Hine explains why.
Over half of UK employees travelled to work last week for the first time since June 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics.
There could be a need for employees to share health credentials once the pandemic recedes. IBM is one of the companies developing secure ‘health passports’.
