This presentation is an overview of what HR can do to stop Coronavirus from spreading in an organization.

1. Human Resources Can Do
To Prevent Coronavirus
Made by:
Suraj Kumar
MBA

2. 1. Understand Where Your People Have Been
 The current strategy is to isolate people who
have been exposed to the virus/regions where
the virus was prevalent.
 Employers can have employees stay at/work
from home if they believe that employee will
pose a direct threat to the workplace due to
being exposed to an infectious disease like the
coronavirus

3. 2. Utilize UCC Technology
 When government travel bans have taken effect, executives must get creative if they
cannot conduct a business meeting in person. This is where unified communications
and collaboration (*UCC) technology comes in.
Unified Communications (UC) refers to a phone system that integrates (or
“unifies”) multiple communication methods within a business
 HR departments should bring this to the attention of IT or whoever is in charge of
collaboration technology to offset the detriment of travel bans to business.
Few examples of UCC technology are

4. 3. Evaluate Unnecessary Domestic Travel
 Enterprises may want to evaluate limiting domestic air travel until the extent of
the coronavirus impact is known. Additionally, employees may not be willing to
travel for work based on the risk. Lobbying for cutting down on unnecessary
travel can protect both the workplace and keep employees safe and secure.

5. 4. Review Basic Health and Safety Protocols
 HR and safety departments should take the time to restate important health and
safety protocols in the workplace and some examples are :
HR or safety departments, flyers in the office, or reminder emails are all good
ways to communicate these health and safety reminders.

6. 5. Track Your Global Employees with Global Talent
Mobility Management
 One thing that most HR departments cannot currently do is determine the location of all
their associates on a global basis. In cases like this, when a massive outbreak of a highly
infectious virus is happening, having the ability to tell where people are is important to
help mitigate exposure risk.
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New software such as global talent mobility can help
firms understand where people are, including both
permanent and contract employees. Aragon has been
tracking the new market for global talent mobility
since 2017.

7. 6. Update Your Human Resources Policy
 Enterprises should update their HR policies and guidelines to reflect
recommendations in the event of an infectious disease outbreak if they do not
already exist.
 The purpose of this policy is to outline provisions covering the following human
resource areas in case of a communicable disease or other serious public health
threat that is declared by the public health officials to be a public health emergency.

8. 7. Keep Employees Updated
 It’s important for the HR and executive team to monitor
and notify employees when situations change on a
regional basis. In the event of a serious outbreak such as
the coronavirus, it is important to keep employees in the
know on new preventative measures or health and safety
guidelines that have been released by organizations like
the CDC in the U.S.

9. 8. Employee Evacuation
 While governments have already been evacuating people, enterprises may want to
consider doing the same thing.
 If there is a large population of workers in an affected area, it may be worthwhile to
relocate temporarily to a new location. This could entail coordination with governments
and airlines to make sure evacuation can occur.
• Preparedness
• Response
• Recovery
• Mitigation
Emergency
Management

10. Thank you!