• HRO Today APAC Summer 2020
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• Clearing After the Storm

  – HR leaders reflect on the lessons learned during the height of COVID-19 and share three ways the world of work has been permanently impacted.

  By Marta Chmielowicz

  Over the course of a few weeks, the coronavirus pandemic turned the world upside down. Now, as the first wave of the pandemic passes, businesses are gearing up to open their doors once more—but many complications remain.

• Reopening the Doors

  – Three key priorities for HR managers when bringing employees back to the office post-COVID-19.

  By Pamela Lacy

  As many U.S. states begin to lift their stay-at-home or similar orders, businesses across the country are weighing their options, questioning when and how to reopen their doors safely for both customers and employees. There are a wide range of laws and regulations, as well as guidance from federal, state, and local governmental authorities, that should be top of mind for business owners and HR managers as they prepare to welcome employees back to the workplace.

• Maintaining Health, Minimizing Risk

  – A dive into OSHA requirements for employee safety as workplaces open.

  By Andrew Zelman

  While the country begins to reopen from the COVID-19 shutdown and states and cities gradually release restrictions imposed upon essential and non-essential businesses, new considerations of employee safety, controlling the spread of the virus, and screening visitors and workers will take precedent. For employers eager to jump-start their businesses while ensuring a healthy workforce and minimizing liability from exposed employees, compliance with the ever-changing laws and guidance is essential. This will mainly come from HR.

• COVID-19 Reboarding Checklist

  – Six best practices to consider before reopening.

  By Andrew Rawson

  Many organizations are now focusing on when and how to reopen, and what changes to make before employees return to the physical workplace. It’s a complicated process that involves many steps, from implementing health and safety guidelines to making employees feel as comfortable as possible navigating a changing work environment. While every organization is different, here are six things to consider when preparing employees for some of the adjustments they may expect in their day-to-day interactions and operations.

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• What Does the “New Normal” Look Like?

  – Business practices are bound to change in the post-COVID-19 world.

  By Michael Switow

  Do a Google search for “new normal” and more than 90 million results will turn up in a third of a second. By the time this article is published, that number is certain to be significantly more. It has been more than five months since China first reported the outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, and business leaders continue to assess how life has changed, which changes are transitory, and how companies will adapt.

• Remote Control

  – Three organisations share their approaches to managing a virtual workforce.

  By Michael Switow

  “The way we hire, onboard, reward, learn and engage has to be reinvented,” says HP Regional Head of HR for Asia-Pacific and Japan, Sowjanya Reddy, a 30-year HR industry veteran with experience working in the U.S., India, and ASEAN. Across the region, companies are searching for a new balance. To what extent should employees return to the office? How do organisations maintain productivity when most people are working remotely? And how does HR address employee concerns, regardless of where they’re working?

• Emphasising Employer Brand

  – By communicating and acting on company values during times of crisis and uncertainty, organisations will bolster their reputation among employees and candidates.

  By Michael Switow

  At a time when hiring and recruitment have slowed for many companies, Asia-Pacific businesses are redeploying staff and resources to the community.

• Editor’s Note: Same Same, But Different

  – By Michael Switow

  As Singapore eases its “circuit breaker,” the term used here instead of “lockdown,” the ways of working for most employees in the nation since the beginning of the coronavirus have not changed. Project managers, administrators, marketers, and even C-suite leaders continue to carve out space on their dining room tables and couches for Zoom calls, team meetings, and sales pitches.

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