Covid19 -Reforms And Considerations A Human Resource Perspective

Abstract

December 2019 will be known in the history of mankind as a year that changed the course of corporate work environment and normal human life cycle. China claimed the first case of an indifferent and unknown form of Pneumonia on 31 December 2019. This rare form of virus spread like wild fire and gripped the entire China and was now ready to create world havoc. The World Health Organization-WHO took cognizance of the fast spreading virus and on 11^th March 2020 and declared it a global pandemic. It was named as COVID-19 following the year it came into existence.

The Pandemic has shattered the dimensions of work culture, business environment, health infrastructure, technological infrastructure, social existence, physical and mental well being of individuals and business sustainability. Precautionary measures undertaken by the governments and authorities concerned in the form of lock down and imposing ban on socializing have adversely affects businesses and raised questions of survival, challenging the world economy.

Loss of jobs, reduced pay scales, incentives cuts, overnight expectations to adapt new technology and restructured human resource strategies have adversely affected the psychological well being of the working class. From the Human resource perspective several unseen and unpredicted challenges like social stigma and work place alienation (for those tested positive), gender inequality, technological adaptation for old demographics have emerged has challenges for world leader and managers.

The case brings to light, unseen and unpredicted human resource challenges and remedial measures. Also possibilities of innovations in restructuring human resources policies to curb the above mentioned challenges shall be discussed.