The need for employers to meet their duty of care requirements to employees is a complex process to navigate for many organizations. Understanding what measures you can take to manage this level of risk remains a considerable challenge.
If you are not paying attention to the additional safety and security transportation united states needs for staff on travel abroad then it is highly likely that you may be placing your own organizational risk – both in terms of their physical safety, but also of potential future litigation. The much publicized case in 2015 of former NGO worker Steve Dennis provides an excellent example. Dennis, a former staff member of the NorwegianRe (NRC) is sued the agency, claiming gross negligence and failure in duty of care after he was kidnapped and shot in Dadaab, Kenya. Dennis was traveling ina convoy through the camp when his car came under attack. read more
