The coronavirus outbreak is currently the dominant issue in working life. This can also be seen on job portals. There employees report their experiences.
- How well or badly companies react to the corona virus has an impact on the ratings of job portals.
- An alarming number of companies are apparently poorly prepared.
- But there are also positive examples that have recognized the danger.
How do companies react to the coronavirus *, what influence does the disease have on everyday work processes? More and more professionals are commenting on the challenges at work: from general business disruptions to canceled interviews to a lack of home office regulations *. Some evaluators fear economic effects for their company . They assess their employer's business prospects with more pessimistic and feared wage cuts.
Coronavirus: Home office often not possible even after illness
The job portal Glassdoor has collected and published critical and positive voices from employees about how to deal with the coronavirus *. For example, one applicant wrote: "She told me that due to the outbreak of the coronavirus , my employment could not start until March."
Another employee complains about the lack of home office opportunities : "Even after a recent coronavirus case in the company, it was not possible to work from home. This endangers everyone, especially our employees with children and older relatives to whom they are concerned have to take care of it. "
Another company has apparently used the corona virus to reduce running costs . An employee from a vulnerable industry reports: "Since 2020 we have been affected by the corona virus and immediately began to cut staff and cut wages considerably."
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Corona virus: Prepared companies give employees security
Glassdoor also has positive examples of companies that appear to have properly prepared for the corona virus. As one employee's statement shows, "I am impressed with the way our company deals with the coronavirus outbreak. They are very efficient in taking all the necessary measures to ensure the greatest possible safety and precautionary measures. We have surgical masks, Dettol- Get spray, vinyl gloves, handkerchiefs and the temperature is measured twice a day.HR is also very closely tracking those who have traveled anywhere during this time (not just to China), as well as all employees who have come into close contact with someone from China. Our CEO spoke to us to make sure that our company was doing the best and was taking the necessary measures to ensure the safety of our employees, and I was very reassured that the situation was being taken so seriously and that my place of work was where I wanted to go Spend time than anywhere else is well under control. "
The corona virus has a great influence on the way of working in many companies and also directly on the employees. For example, what do parents do if their child's daycare or school is closed due to suspected coronavirus *? Not all companies can or want to enable home office in such cases. It means finding individual solutions for every employee with their boss.
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