Globalisation, new markets and the need for services are causing organisations to send their employees around the globe to explore and seize new opportunities. Over the last few years, Duty of Care has taken an increasing importance as employers also have a duty to protect the health and security of their employees and to provide them with a safe work environment.
As a result, the International SOS Foundation in cooperation with Employer’s Federation of Hong Kong organised the The Conference on Duty of Care. More than 110 participants from 80 organisations attended the conference.
In the opening speech, Louis Pong, Chief Executive Officer of the Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong, commented, “The world is more risky than before, and duty of care becomes a moral and legal obligation of employers.”
Representative of the International SOS Foundation, Dr. Philippe Guibert, said, “The issues associated with duty of care are very relevant to business community. Not just insurance companies but more companies know that building risk management programme to protect them is the right thing to do.”
Paul Arkwright
Publisher
