Travel Managers Are Resetting Their Moral Compass on Liability Risk

With most of the technical challenges resolved, travel managers are now grappling with their consciences and asking: Is it really safe for our people to travel? The question has admittedly been around for several months now, but is resurfacing due to the latest waves of coronavirus spikes and a growing uncertainty over insurance. There can be many stakeholders involved when it comes to signing off permission for a trip, but travel managers are looking to human resource departments in particular over  perceptions of liability. Because in tragic circumstances, such as death or where an employee is involved in a life-changing incident, corporations that are found liable will also be paying out millions of dollars. Navigating the Grey Area “The HR department is caught between a rock and a hard place,” one global travel manager, who wished to remain anonymous, told Skift. "A lot of people I’ve talked to outside my company are unwilling to put their name on a document and say,