Managers reveal their main concerns for travelling staff

New research by Censuswide reveals the top concerns that managers with decision-making responsibility have for their staff who travel on business.

When asked about their main concerns for travelling staff, safety is the number one concern. Over half of respondents (59%) are concerned about security and terrorism when staff travel abroad.

A half of respondents (50%) are concerned about organising the correct entry documents and one in four (39%) said health and medical issues were a concern.

Almost a quarter (23%) are concerned about harassment and violence against staff. Women were much more concerned about harassment and violence against staff, with 31% of female managers seeing this as a concern, compared to only 18% of male mangers.

When asked whether they felt prepared to manage an issue involving their staff travelling on business, over half (53%) felt under-prepared.

The fact that many managers feel underprepared may be representative of the challenging global environment, including political and economic uncertainty around Brexit, changes brought in by the Trump administration and the global terrorism threat.

Additionally, it appears that managers may be feeling under-prepared based on their past experiences.

When asked what issues you or your staff have experienced when travelling in the past 12 months, 51% of respondents said their staff had experienced at least one issue.

The most common issues experienced were health or medical issues (e.g. Zika), natural disasters or severe weather conditions and issues organising the correct entry documents (e.g. passports, visas).

ABTA is hosting a Business Travel Risk Management event on 25 May in London exploring ways in which businesses can minimise risks associated with travelling staff.

Speakers from a diverse range of business travel, legal, security and health backgrounds will provide insight on what the risks are and how to manage them.

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