Abstract:
Owing to the persistent changes in the business climate, firms are progressively looking
at their human resources (HRs) as a crucial resource that can help with harvesting
competitive advantage. HRs are considered by numerous individuals to be the main
resource of a firm for sustaining competitiveness. Drastic transformations brought about
by COVID-19 have affected human resources significantly in many ways. Therefore, the
study aims to explore the effect of COVID-19 on human resource management. Using a
purposive sampling technique, the data were marshaled from Managers, HR managers,
and executives working in the apparel industry. The findings demonstrate that
organizations, along with the HR supervisors, must formulate precautionary
countermeasures, rethink, and reform new HR strategies concerning their human
resources for distant just as blended working frameworks as a reaction to current and
future emergencies. Employees also require training and development interventions to
reinforce their capability to concur the unprecedented situations. Firms have to reimagine
and reform their jobs to improve productivity. Additionally, COVID‐19 has changed the
experience of work for by far most employees.
