Duty of Care refers to an employer’s ethical and legal responsibility to take reasonable measures protecting employees from harm, wherever they are and whatever they are working with.
It ought to be simple: look after the health and safety of your people when at work. But it´s not. Because exact responsibilities vary across jurisdictions, Duty of Care is a complex concept. And when work is no longer a place, and out of office is the new normal – it has become even more complex.
How can you protect anyone on the other side of the world – or on their way to a client in your own city?