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WORKERS ON THE MOVE: MANAGING NEW RISKS 2017 7
foreword by Marc Burrows, KPMG in the UK
On behalf of KPMG, I am delighted to have been asked to participate in the preparation of this paper with the International SOS Foundation and FERMA. The topic of mobile employee risk is a very important one both to myself and to our organisation. Throughout this paper, we will comment on the impact of the change in business environment on risks associated with mobile employees and give insights into the actions taken by some companies to mitigate these risks.
According to the KPMG International 2017 Global CEO Outlook survey, almost half of big company CEOs are reassessing their global footprint in response to the changing pace of globalisation and protectionism. CEOs’ strategic priorities include increasing penetration in existing markets and expanding into new geographical markets over the medium term.
Expanding geographies, particularly into emerging markets, coupled with developed world expectations around risk management and compliance creates a need for a di erent approach to global mobility operations and increases the risks associated with a mobile workforce. All of this must be considered in the context of reputation and brand protection being of paramount importance to global CEOs.
While action needs to be taken to address these risks, this also presents an opportunity to disrupt the traditional approaches to managing mobility, many of which bear little distinction from those approaches in place decades ago. We hope that you enjoy our comments throughout this paper on the way that companies may be able to take advantage of this period of change.
Marc Burrows – KPMG
Head of Global Mobility Services marc.burrows@kpmg.co.uk