Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Employees’ Performance-Post COVID 19

Abstract

Human resource practices are the means through which the manpower of the organization develops various skills which benefits them to increase productivity to the organization. It is the most important asset and resource of achieving competitive advantage. Human resource department needs to redefine its practices in the post COVID-19 where the employees may revisit the objectives and the strategies of the organization towards the fulfillment of the new organizational goals. This practise includes intensive training and motivational programmes, employee participation performance appraisal, compensation/ remuneration and job satisfaction. Our research describes why Human Resource Management (HRM) decisions are supreme and have a unique influence on organizational performance. In our research, we have collected primary data inclusively from the hotel industry and education sectors to understand how these variables play an important role to motivate employees to work in this new normal. This study comprehensively evaluates the need of training and upskilling the workforce in post COVID -19 to exhilarate the employees to face the challenges. Results based on national samples indicate that these practices play a statistically significant impact on employee’s growth, performance and employee sustainability.