BUSINESS TRAVEL & EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SURVEY

JUST HOW STRESSFUL IS BUSINESS TRAVEL

If work-related stress is a "21st-century disease", as the International Labour Organisation puts it, what happens when a busy travel schedule is added to the equation?

In this 2 minute survey we use the term "mobile workers". By this we mean the employees of your organisation who are required to travel for business: business travellers, international assignees, international transfers, remote workers, leisure travellers.

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* 1. To which stress factors is your mobile workforce most exposed? (Please put the factors in order from 1 (highest exposure) to 9 (lowest exposure))

Travelling through time zones –‘jet lag’

Poor sleep and diet

Substance abuse or misuse

Isolation, disconnected from personal/work support or being far away from home for a period of time

Lack of work-life balance or work overload

Individual who moved to another country and is struggling with the adjustment due to cultural change

Individual who moved to a third-world country and is struggling with poverty they are witnessing

Individual who are dealing with chronic conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis

Organisational structure and climate

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* 2. Which specific incidents have had an emotional impact on your mobile workers in the past? (Please select all that apply)

Working in a high risk environment (country or workplace at risk…)

Personal incident (sexual assault, theft and robbery, road traffic accident, workplace injury…)

Terrorist or environmental incident (earthquake)

Death or severe injuries of a colleague

None

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What kind of emotional support do you perceive your travelling employees might require in the future? (Please select all that apply)

Immediate emergency emotional support following an incident

Delayed emotional support a few days/weeks later

On-going emotional support by phone or in person when required

Pre-departure emotional assessment for individual employee and or family members

Resiliency training and coaching individual or in group format

Mindfulness based stress reduction programme for individuals or group

None

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Does your organisation currently support the mental health of travellers?

Yes

If yes, how:

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* 5. If yes, do you proactively communicate this emotional support as part of the Duty Of Care agenda to your mobile workers?

Yes

N/A, we currently do not provide emotional support to our mobile workers

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* 6. Does your organisation have a mental health screening process pre- and post-travel for employees with a history of emotional or mental health problems?

Yes

Not Sure

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* 7. Does your organisation’s travel insurance policy cover mental health related treatment and repatriation costs incurred due to mental illness?

Yes

Not Sure

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* 8. Does your organisation provide mental health screenings for family members of international assignees and expats pre- and post-deployment?

Yes

Possibly

If yes, how:

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* 9. Does your organisation have a process in place to ensure a continuation of communications and connectivity? (e.g. Global roaming data, Wi-Fi, IT support)

Yes

Possibly

If yes, how:

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* 10. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

In what country do you work?

What department do you work in?

What is the size of your company?

What industry does your company work in?

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* 11. RECEIVE SURVEY FINDINGS, please complete to receive a copy of the report and survey findings

First Name:

Last Name:

Company:

Work Email Address:

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* 12. Would you be interested to know more about the type of emotional support International SOS can provide?

Yes, please contact me

No, but please do email me further information on your service

No, thanks