Duty of Care for Employees: Protecting Your Workforce in 2025
SAP Concur blog post emphasizes the importance of duty of care, noting that 65% of business leaders perceive more risk and 75% say employee expectations are higher. It offers four strategies: using reliable intelligence, adapting to geopolitical risks, prioritizing mental health, and ensuring remote worker care. It cites survey data such as 53% of CFOs thinking travel managers should do more to support traveler safety.
Impact and considerations
For companies, duty of care is not just a legal obligation but a leadership imperative. Effective risk management protects employees and enhances satisfaction and loyalty.
Key points
- 65% of business leaders perceive more risk, and 75% say employee expectations about duty of care are higher.
- 53% of CFOs think travel managers should do more to support traveler safety.
- 92% of travelers are willing to decline a business trip for safety, social, or environmental concerns.
- In 2024, medical incidents accounted for 71% of reported travel issues.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 12 Sept 2025, 18:21
- Page published
- 13 Aug 2026, 08:30
- Last updated
- 12 Sept 2025, 18:21
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：Your Most Important Duty Is Duty of Care: How to Protect Your People Wherever They Work (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 12 Sept 2025, 18:21