Helping Your Employees to Adapt to Changes Implemented During the Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic took us all by surprise. Just a few months ago, nobody could have predicted that a contagious […]
The Covid-19 pandemic took us all by surprise. Just a few months ago, nobody could have predicted that a contagious and potentially deadly virus would spread around the world, killing hundreds of thousands and forcing governments in the majority of countries to implement social isolation and social distancing measures in order to slow its spread.
However, we are now around three to four months into lockdown situations around the world and the vast majority of us have managed a steep learning curve towards managing life with social isolation measures and social distancing measures in place. If you run your own business, you’ll know this better than anyone. Of course, this new way of living is likely to have had a huge impact on your business and its operations. Even the most remote of businesses tends to still require some human contact to keep things ticking over. So, we’ve implemented all sorts of measures to try to keep things afloat while keeping our employees safe.
We’ve allowed staff who can work from home. We’ve furloughed any staff who can’t work from home, or we’ve encouraged them to continue to come into work and have provided PPE and implemented new guidelines to keep people as far apart from one another as possible. Employee health and safety is at the top of most of our list of priorities. But this isn’t where the hard work ends.
You’re going to have to consistently keep employees up to date with any changes you’re making and you’re going to have to do your best to help them to adapt to these changes in order to maintain productivity and high levels of staff satisfaction. Here are a few steps you can take to help different workers in this new mode of work.
Give Clear Guidelines to Those Working On-Site
Government guidelines are constantly changing, so rules that were relevant a few weeks ago may be outdated now. Keep a constant eye on the news and government guidelines that are being amended and changed. This way, you can make sure your on-site staff, in particular, are best protected at all times.
Ensure they all have clear guidelines on what they can and can’t do on site at any given time. When changes are implemented, hold a meeting and email out briefings on what changes have been made and how they impact your employees. This could involve things like recommended use of PPE from companies like that you can buy at ppesuppliesdirect.com and recommended distancing.
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