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ID (ISN) del documento111608
Número CIS 11-0174
Año 2009
Número de serie
Autor(es) Claus L.
Título Duty of care of employers for protecting international assignees, their dependents, and international business travelers
Información bibliográfica International SOS, 2009, 47p. 32 ref.; a free copy of the report can be obtained by request from the International SOS website .
Acceso Internet Duty_of_care.pdf [en inglés]
Resumen This report reviews employers' responsibilities for their employees (and employees' dependents) that cross borders as part of their work duties, with the objective to inform decision-makers about these responsibilities. At the same time, it offers guidelines that help organizations plan, organize and develop an appropriate integrated risk management strategy. The report begins with 36 different real-life incidents of international business travelers, international assignees and their dependents, covering a diverse range of risk management situations (terrorism, crime, war, natural disasters, infectious diseases, travel-related illnesses, cultural estrangement, vehicle accidents, hotel fires, common travel problems, and overall lack of legal and administrative compliance). After defining duty of care, the report reviews a broad range of employment-related duty of care obligations, the bulk of which is focused on legal compliance. Statutory and pertinent case laws are reviewed for nine countries, namely Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as for the issues regarding employees crossing borders within the European Union. The report demonstrates the complexity of legal compliance through reviewing the decisions in 34 cases related to global workers in five countries (although many cases are settled out of court). This is further illustrated through issues of diversity in legislation, choice of law and jurisdiction.
Descriptores (primarios) organización de la seguridad y salud; responsabilidades de los empresarios; papel de los aseguradores; trabajadores emigrantes; aspectos legales
Descriptores (secundarios) Canadá; Estados Unidos; Bélgica; Alemania; España; Francia; Reino Unido; Países Bajos; Australia; Unión Europea; jurisprudencia; estudio de caso; informe
Tipo de documento E - Libros, informes, actas
Tema(s) Administración, legislación, inspección
Broad subject area(s) Aspectos generales
Navegación por categoria(s) Framework legislation