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Sick Leave for Restaurant Workers Necessary for Food Safety

by Fred Pritzker in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Safety & Security. Posted January 30, 2015

The history of food safety, corporate irresponsibility, and workers’ rights is long and tortuous (as well as tortious). From the days of Upton Sinclair (rotten and diseased meat), unpasteurized and tuberculosis-laden milk, all the way through the present, the dangers of unsafe food have been compounded by improperly trained and poorly paid food workers. In ...

Overseas Business Travel Liability and the Duty of Care in Times of Ebola

by Don Dowling in Legal, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted December 5, 2014

As of late 2014, the United States faced no Ebola pandemic whatsoever. The odds of catching Ebola in an American workplace remained statistically zero. Only a handful of Ebola cases had made their way to the United States, and a few hospitals aside, every American workplace remained Ebola-free. Only two employees had caught Ebola on an American job site—both ...

Grooming, Recruiting and Taking the Bait: The Road to Radicalization, Part II

by Steve Cocco in Risk Management, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted November 4, 2014

Second of a Fictional Series (Click here for Part I) The TGV or Train a Grande Vitesse, the ultra-high speed star of France’s national railroad system, SCNF, had pulled into berth 17 at the Marseille-Saint Charles station, simmering down after its nearly four hour trek from Paris. Out of an economy class car steps Mahibah, a 24-year ...

Hospitality Industry Risks: Data Privacy and Security

by admin in Safety & Security, Technology. Posted October 28, 2014

Most hospitality businesses allocate time and capital to efficiently collect and process data in order to improve sales, customer service and loyalty, and operations efficiency. Technological advances have made it easier to manage a wide range of information about customers, vendors, and employees. Virtually all businesses that use computer systems are to some extent vulnerable ...

Have Passport, Will Travel: The Road to Radicalization Part I

by Steve Cocco in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted October 6, 2014

First of a Fictional Series Eric was a bright young boy growing up in North London in the early nineties. He loved school, especially math, and he of course was mad about football. His bedroom was plastered with posters of his favorite Arsenal players, as well as with flags and other memorabilia with the official logo ...

Safety in Numbers

by Fatima Durrani Khan in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted September 3, 2014

When employees travel in large groups, risk managers often lean back and relax. Booking tickets simultaneously, arranging transportation in one go, and providing a single, large pre-trip briefing to all concerned, certainly sounds a lot easier. However, this sense of ease is exactly where danger can lurk. While convenient, large group travel can also instill a false sense of security into both employees and their ...

Security Planning for Business Aviation Travel – Part 2: Vetting and Arranging for Security

by Tracie Jones in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted August 12, 2014

Security Planning for Business Aviation Travel Universal Weather and Aviation covers seven key factors private firms should consider when developing security options for private airports and aircraft. This includes vetting security personnel, parking considerations, and more. Click here to view the article Originally published on Universal Weather & Aviation, Inc.

The Move to Traveler Centricity

by Business Travel News in Safety & Security, Technology, Travel. Posted August 5, 2014

A new generation of Millennial employees (21 to 30 year olds) is poised to become a stronghold in the workforce—and they are bringing their intensive technology habits with them. A proliferation of consumer and business-focused mobile travel apps and websites designed to meet the needs of this new generation is taking its place alongside traditional ...

Security Planning for Business Aviation Travel – Part 1: Pre-Planning

by admin in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted July 29, 2014

Business aviation and aircraft operators benefit enormously from ordering security intelligence reports for international destinations they haven’t visited in sixty days or longer. Check out this list of seven key items to know before ordering a report(s), including crucial distinctions among the three types of intelligence reports and tips for the best methods of obtaining ...

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