Tag: EmployeeSafety

E-hailing, for most South African businesses, has become the default mode of getting employees from A to B. After all, there are no invoicing headaches or petrol reimbursements to worry about. Your employee simply opens the app, books the ride, and gets on with their day. That familiarity, however, has been complicated by a regulatory shake-up that caught many businesses off guard.

The recent discovery of the bodies of women in Ekurhuleni has understandably heightened concern about personal safety. Investigations are ongoing, and authorities have cautioned against speculation about links between cases that they have not established. But amid the headlines is a question worth asking ourselves: If I don't arrive where I'm expected, or don't come home, who will know?

In April 2024, when 18 months of rain fell on Dubai in a single day, more than 1,200 flights had to be cancelled, stranding over 250,000 travellers in terminals. Late last year, Cyclone Ditwah wreaked havoc in Sri Lanka during peak tourist season, forcing mass evacuations of foreign visitors. Right now, conflict in the Middle East continues to ground flights and drive disruption, further intensifying ongoing business travel disruptions.