A moral or legal obligation to ensure the safety or well-being of others.
employers have a duty of care to their employees
road authorities owe a duty of care to keep roads as safe as possible
Example sentencesExamples
- Governors and headteachers will soon have a contractual duty of care to the work-life balance of teachers.
- The ombudsman said the GP failed in his duty of care and must now receive extra training.
- The landowner has a duty of care to the community dependent upon him.
- We have a duty of care to provide facilities that are safe.
- The professional duty of care for architects is now well established by case law.
- They've forgotten that in a democracy, leaders have a "duty of care" to act in the public interest, not just their own.
- The banking troubleshooter found the bank had failed in its duty of care to its customers.
- The council has a duty of care to spend its money wisely.
- The council has a duty of care to protected species.
- We take our responsibilities very seriously and must be seen to put safety first and exercise a proper duty of care.
- We have a duty of care to our pupils and we can't put pupils at risk.
- Laois County Council say they have a duty of care to house people, but they also have a duty of care to people already housed.
- The Prison Service has a duty of care to its prisoners and also a duty to protect society.
- You owe a duty of care to the ex-employee in providing a reference to a prospective employer.
- We believe government has a duty of care to provide safe and efficient public transport for all the populace, and to properly maintain its infrastructure.
- Consumers should be aware that there is a duty of care imposed on each insurance policy holder.
- Directors must know what they are doing or they cannot satisfy their duty of care.
- If they do not understand the duty of care they have to citizens they are in the wrong job and should be replaced immediately - or at the next local elections.
- Employers have a duty of care that extends beyond the workplace.
- He was forced apologise to several patients after admitting the company had failed in its duty of care to them.