COVID 19 PANDEMIC: IMPLICATIONS ON HRM AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE NEW NORMAL

Abstract

Organizations productivity all over the globe witnessed a dramatic change occasioned bycoronavirus pandemic which has affected HRM and sustainability of organizations. The study main objective was to heighten the relevance of dynamismin human resource management in the Covid-19 pandemic business environment. The survey research design was employed in the study through the aid of electronic questionnaire and the data was analyzed using SPSS (v25), Excel and Minitab 17. The findings of the study showed that to a greater extent, the performance of employees was not much affected by the pandemic as organizations maintained regular working shift in the early breakout of the virus in Nigeria. The study found that the pandemic altered the usual working modalities of organizations and orchestrated the utilization of e-working. On the performance of employees, work-life balance experience and HRs welfare rating, the study found mixed reactions from HR managers and employees indicating satisfactory and unsatisfactory experience. The pandemic crisis has caused several lingering challenges in the business world which requires a dynamic and strategic approach by HR managers to salvage in other to sustain the organizations and maintain the employees. However, the study recommends a more robust HR to develop employees’ skills, especially in information technology. The study also recommends a better incentive plan for employees’ and also adequate provision of protective gear at the work environment.