1. Safety of Expat Population & Business Travelers \ presented by Frédéric Balme GlobalHR Swiss conference - Geneva

2. 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 …..

3. 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

4. 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

5. Risk Ratings as the cornerstone of equitable Duty of Care policies Medical Risk Ratings Security Risk Ratings

6. Risk Ratings as the cornerstone of equitable Duty of Care policies

7. Additional insight provided for supporting decision making

8. Putting into practice & case studies Policy Item (sample) Low & Medium RiskHigh & Extreme Risk Assignment typeFamilySingle or rotation Pre-assignment policy Health CheckEncouragedCompulsory Security Awareness Training E-LearningFace to Face, with focus on Road Safety, Social Unrest, Kidnap situations, etc … Medical Awareness Training Stress & WellbeingFace to Face with focus on Malaria education, awareness on sexually transmitted diseases, Extreme temperatures environments … During Assignment policy Health CheckEvery 3 yearCompulsory every year Access to Medical CareProviding access to reliable national medical providers Granting access to western standard medical structures Health PolicyWellness ProgramsChemoprophylaxis upon Malaria prevalence Security policyRely on local authorities & embassies Adhere to the company security plans