Work from Home during COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID 19 global pandemic is an unprecedented
health crisis that has led to emerge changeable novelties in the world. The
whole world is experiencing an unimaginable effects of the pandemic. Since the
COVID-19 pandemic is a health crisis, social distancing measures were
implemented by governments in many countries all over the world to mitigate the
spread of the virus. Hundreds of millions of people have lived through
lock downs by altering every aspect of work and life. In response to the social
distancing rules and regulations organizations and institutions were encouraged
by governments to work remotely at home to stay safe and to ensure the
continuity of economic activities.
Even before the COVID-19 outbreak the
concept of “working from home” (remote work, flexible workplace, telework,
telecommuting, and e–working.) was routine for millions of people in Europe and
the USA. But the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic had encouraged to make the
concept more popular. Even though the spread of the pandemic is being slowed
down “working from home” has become a trend in the present context.
Benefits of “Working
from Home”.
1. Improved staff health and well being.
2. Improved employee retention.
3. Flexibility and agility.
4. Financial benefits.
5. Hire and retain global talent
6. Better work/life balance.
Limitations of “Working
from Home”
1. Working from home doesn't suit everyone.
2. Harder to maintain team spirit and morality.
3. Home distractions.
4. Staff feeling isolated.
5. Difficulty of monitoring performance.
6. Information security risk.
Human resource is identified as the most
valuable asset of every organization. Since people are living beings with
feelings and emotions, that is a mandatory requirement to treat with much
attention. Unlike traditional working concepts, that has led to creating many
challenges to the work of HR practitioners. HR practitioners, as key players in
organizations, have to address limitations associated with the concept of WFH.
Although WFH has number of benefits, contradictory to those, HR practitioners
have the greater responsibility of effective address of improving employee
skills, psychological stress, balancing work and family, and company culture reinforcement
(Lockwood, 2005) through a virtual platform.
Conclusion
To prevent the spread of the COVID-19
virus, many organizations have had to change their traditional ways of Working
from Home concept. Although the advent of WFH has brought advantages, have
created certain limitations by creating a complex situation for HR
practitioners to handle all HR functions through a virtual platform.
References
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2) Lockwood, N. R. (2005).
Crisis management in today’s business environment: HR’s strategic role. Hr
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At home, the presence of spouses and children (especially if they are in childhood) participation in career and school activities, disruption of childcare services and education are observed during the pandemic and expected to contribute to a strong impact on household chores Effect for those working remotely.
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ReplyDeleteMany organizations have had to adjust their typical practices of working from home to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Although the introduction of WFH has provided benefits, it has also introduced some limits by requiring HR practitioners to conduct all HR operations through a virtual platform.
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