Effect of Covid-19 on Human Resource Development and Management for Socioeconomic Sustainability of Organizations

Abstract

Abstract

The socioeconomic sustainability of organizations in Nigeria requires radical changes in workspace. Human Resources experts have taken reactive approaches to reposition organizations for sustainable growth in various sector of the economy. The need to maintain employees’ work-life balance requires developing policies and procedures. This paper critically reviewed the importance of remote work environment, employee recruitment and selection, and employee compensation and benefits as measures to combat the impact of Covid-19 pandemic affecting organizations. Qualitative research was adopted to elicit relevant information which revealed that effective HR practices are driven by novel business model to promote safety workplace through remote working/training which require determining eligibility and durations, work expectation, and giving technological support to employees working from home. Effective HR models helps to identify competences required for employee recruitment and selection such as tolerance for ambiguity, employee resilience, and natural curiosity. Employees’ compensation and benefits are being subjected to evaluations and must be scanned based on employment contract to determines employee that are in various employment contract such as compulsory employment, teleworking, partial temporary unemployment, and full temporary unemployment aimed at motivating employee with good pay package. It concludes that HR managers are dynamic change agents that develop agenda needed on how work should be done, the type of work, and how to organize and managed work for employee effectiveness and efficiency.