Yes, it Might be Too early to predict and may be some other hurdles were yet to come, but must sure that India slowly begins its journey to recover, some good news about few companies stop salary cut/ reductions are itself sign of hope

During this way back to Business the Role of HR Professionals will be more critical and challenging then earlier. HRs working hard during this lockdown period to support employees to get through the challenges of work from home, supported with Policies (BCP :- Business Contingency Plan) Learning & Earning Policy Framework, Employee Engagement Activities through Online Platforms and Now the role of HR team will be more critical that will help business restart economic activities

Some of the areas where HR will need to More Focus on –

A)     Help Business to Identify who needs to call back and work from office and whom to continue to work from home.

This is an ideal time to make work from home policy a part of normal work life and benefit from the savings resulting from this. It will require revamping of policies and way of working, but some of them would have already happened during the lockdown.

B)    For those who come back to work from office, ensure that office space is completely sanitized and norms of social distancing are maintained.

C)   Upskilling, reskilling and building a workforce that is ready to take challenges head on-

This will be a time for HR to push L&D from good to do to a must to do in order to have competitive advantage. Having a resilient, motivated and competent workforce will differentiate between companies who succeed in making a successful comeback vs those that struggle.

D)   Help build capability suitable for the new reality-

Ability to handle crisis, uncertainty, ambiguity, maintain emotional resilience, learning new things- in the current world, building agility, nimbleness and a learning mindset will differentiate those who rise to the top from one time wonders

E)   Continue with transparent and empathetic communication through the different stages of recovery, the decisions that get taken, and continue to build an employer brand.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, HR Professionals are the generals who will lead our corporate armies to success. They will need to motivate, align, develop and lead with transparency, authenticity and fairness, be the right arm of business as we march forward……!