22 May 2020 Global Security Bulletin May 2020 Americas - APAC - Europe - Global - MEAI Author: Peter Cooper, Global Security Director. Peter has held lead roles at two of the world’s top Travel Risk Management services firms, delivering security solutions and evacuation plans in countries such as the Ukraine and Nigeria. He also served in the British Army in a variety of roles as an Officer in the Royal Military Police. Peter is responsible for ensuring robust monitoring and crisis response procedures to support Collinson’s businesses travel services with proactive security advice. This month's security bulletin focuses on: COVID-19 Coronavirus Chile South Sudan COVID-19 Coronavirus In my last update I discussed areas that might be a concern from a security perspective as we start to think about what a return to the workplace could look like. We are now seeing more relaxation of restrictions across the globe, as countries start to see infection rates drop after weeks and months of lockdown and quarantine. However, this is not the case everyw...
27 Apr 2020 Webinar Returning to the Workplace far from a Return to Business as Usual Europe - Americas On Thursday 30th April, we hosted a Returning to the Workplace: far from a Return to Business as Usual webinar. With several countries experiencing a falling-off of COVID-19 infections, attention is now shifting to the return of employees to the workplace when social control measures are eased. The return will be considerably more complex than working from home for a number of reasons: employees will be coming from a place of relative safety; the future of the pandemic is uncertain, and employees may well have been traumatised by their experiences. From considerations of workplace structure, policies and processes, to employee attitudes and wellbeing, one point is clear: businesses will need to rapidly prepare to ensure a smooth transition period. Watch the webinar recording now to hear our Global Medical Director, Dr. Simon Worrell and our Head of Assistance, Scott Sunderman address key considerations and provide their insight into how businesses will need to offer additional suppo...
30 Apr 2020 Transitioning to the Workplace Services Europe - Americas In these unprecedented and uncertain times, it is vital to your organisation that employees are provided with access to actionable, accurate information and advice to support and keep them healthy and productive. As the world’s leading provider of assistance and evacuation services, we recognise many organisations may not have the internal resource or medical expertise to manage all the questions and concerns from employees and expatriates. Even where resources exist, they will be limited. At Collinson, one of the world’s leading medical assistance companies, providing services for over 50 years and supporting over 20 million people a year, we have an in-house Global Medical Director, Dr Simon Worrell, who leads Collinson’s global medical team of Doctors and Nurses. Dr. Worrell has 17 years of experience in global assistance medicine. As an Immunologist, he regularly advises Governments and Multi-National Organizations on the risks and management of disease outbreaks such as Ebola,...
22 Apr 2020 Collinson supports Save the Children Emergency Fund Global Collinson is supporting Save the Children’s Emergency Fund – helping to ensure children caught up in emergencies stay safe, healthy and keep learning. Support for the Emergency Fund has never been more crucial in responding to emergencies on the ground around the world to help children stay safe, healthy and to continue learning. It could not be more vital with the global outbreak of COVID-19. The global pandemic is threatening children’s rights around the world, exposing them to potential risks and disrupting their lives. With support from the Emergency Fund, Save the Children were able to kickstart their COVID-19 response. They have now launched the biggest appeal in their 100-year history – aiming to raise $100 million to protect children in the world’s most deprived areas affected by COVID-19. The Emergency Fund allows Save the Children to work faster and respond to real need, to deliver life-saving food, shelter, medicine and education straight to children and families who requi...
22 Apr 2020 Collinson Tax Strategy Global This document is approved by the Board of The Collinson Group Ltd (Collinson Group) and sets out the policy and approach to conducting its tax affairs and dealing with tax risk. The document will be reviewed annually by a dedicated tax team (“Collinson Tax“) taking account of changes to our structure or how we do business and any amendments will be approved by the Board of Directors of The Collinson Group Ltd. Download Tax Strategy
22 Apr 2020 Global Security Bulletin April 2020 Americas - APAC - Europe - Global - MEAI Author: Peter Cooper, Global Security Director. Peter has held lead roles at two of the world’s top Travel Risk Management services firms, delivering security solutions and evacuation plans in countries such as the Ukraine and Nigeria. He also served in the British Army in a variety of roles as an Officer in the Royal Military Police. Peter is responsible for ensuring robust monitoring and crisis response procedures to support Collinson’s businesses travel services with proactive security advice. Usually these updates look at situations around the world that I think are of interest and have some bearing on international travel and business operations. Given COVID-19 and the lockdowns that are in place around the globe, there is very little international travel going on and to a large extent other concerns and issues have been somewhat suppressed as people pull together to try and contain and manage the virus. That is not to say that criminality, unrest and conflict have gon...
17 Apr 2020 Covid 19 Coronavirus Update 17 Apr 2020 Global Author: Dr Simon Worrell, Global Medical Director Dr Worrell has over 20 years of experience in the delivery of international medical assistance and emergency care, and has significant specialist expertise in immunology and communicable diseases. Simon leads Collinson’s medical team and provides expert advice on medical issues including pandemics from Ebola to Zika, helping to keep travellers and expatriates safe as they work and holiday internationally. With several countries having experienced a falling-off of COVID-19 infections, the first promising signs of a reduction of the pandemic are being glimpsed. This has come at a considerable cost as economies have stalled, with many laid-off, and entire populations virtually housebound. The next steps taken in relaxing the social restrictions will determine whether the virus remains controlled, or countrywide yo-yoing occurs as restrictions are relaxed, then reapplied. One thing is certain: when the social control measures are ...
15 Apr 2020 Transitioning back to the office Americas - Europe - Global Does your company have a “return to workplace” plan? Has it been communicated to your employees? Bringing employees back will not be as easy as simply reopening the workplace and sending out an email. After spending an extended time under stay at home orders and social distancing, employees are going to need reassurances that it is safe to return to their workspace, and that the company has support in place to answer any questions they may have about returning to work. For employers, this means creating plans that will support both healthy workplaces and healthy employees. Healthy office Many companies will look at a tiered approach to bringing teams back, continue use of video technologies, and increase cleaning of shared spaces. Bringing in experts who can identify risk areas and assist in building a plan will be critical to success. Collinson can partner with your team to identify areas of risk in your facilities, and then develop mitigation guidelines and best practices. The...
08 Apr 2020 Covid 19 Global medical overview and crisis planning for today and tomorrow Global On Monday 30th March we co-hosted a COVID-19: Global medical overview and crisis planning for today and tomorrow webinar with NYA Risk/GardaWorld, our Travel Risk Management partner. The live webinar was exclusive to Collinson and NYA Risk/GardaWorld clients. Watch the webinar recording now to hear Dr. Simon Worrell, Global Medical Director at Collinson, and Dale Smith, Senior Consultant, Asia Pacific, Crisis Management at NYA Risk, discuss and give insight on: The current global status of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic First-hand lessons and learnings from APAC How to strategically manage long-term crises Practical tips and guidance for your business Watch webinar now
