STRATEGIC HRM BEST PRACTICES AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN IT INDUSTRY DURING AND AFTER THE COVID-19 INCIDENT
Akhilesh Kumar Das , Raj Tomad
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Abstract
The COVID-19 incident originated in October-2019 and spread from China to the region of Wuhan and spread across the world heavily starting January 2020, killing millions of people due to the failure of the respiratory system in human beings caused by a virus called Corona. As of August 1, 2020, more than 17.5 million cases have been reported across 188 countries and territories, resulting in more than 679,000 deaths. More than 10.3 million people have recovered. WHO, on the 3rd of November-2019, announced the Coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic [7] for the world, after resisting and waiting for the classification of its deadliest effect for months as the number of cases has increased day by day worldwide and case count soared well past 100,000.
With the cases increasing day by day across the world, this Pandemic has changed the worlds lives to stay and work differently as the current COVID-19 scenario would continue for some time as predicted [1]. This situation has also changed the working model of the corporate world, Research organizations, Academic Institutions, and NGOs must act and work differently.
As expected, IT departments of the Industries and Software development companies have also started effecting by dull work, loss of employee morale, productivity, performance, and profits & revenues [2]. The use of IT services in any kind of Industry or by the people is something that cannot be ignored, and it must continue to serve everywhere and for everyone without any interruptions, HR departments have taken all that great initiatives and measures to maintain the Operational excellence of the IT Companies and related departments. As this Pandemic would continue for some time and its impacts will last for some time now, a later requires greater care coming and working either from Office or WFH.
Psychological danger and safety, employee morals, working from home and being productive, health and safety, daily checks on availability and working conditions, awareness, new announcements and precautions on corona/COVID-19 disease, health & Hygiene tips and family health benefits, more engagement at work while WFH, living with changes, connections & engagements, Telemedicine Consultation Helpline and Working from Home Ergonomics and turn around help for the employs and their dependents are some of the primary majors that HR Departments [3] of the IT Companies are taking with utmost priorities that will continue during and after this Covid-19 Incidents.
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EPRA International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Studies (EBMS)
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Published on : 2023-06-10
Vol | : | 10 |
Issue | : | 6 |
Month | : | June |
Year | : | 2023 |