Asanka Devagiri

                                                                                            Source :  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hybrid-working-model-new-normal-ram-natesan Businesses will face the task of modifying, work design and adjusting to new work norms as many enterprises face the impact of COVID and move to a hybrid work model. The impact on the organization could be enormous when a group of employees make the move to a new work style concurrently. HR must make sure that actions to support inclusion occupy a major place in these plans in addition to assessing and planning for the impact on policies and processes, financial targets, cash flow, customer service, business marketing and sales, and other factors. Accor...

Source : https://www.asaecenter.org/association-careerhq/career/articles/talent-management/5-ways-to-promote-your-teams-work-life-balance ‘Work-life balancing’ has become a widely discussed HR-related concern Globally. Equality between work life and personal life is critical to be a successful professional. It is important to improve employees’ work-life balance and protect their health and well-being. This will bring benefits to the organization, by creating a more engaged workforce (CIPD, 2019).  According to Armstrong (2014) Work–life balance can be improved by implementing below mentioned ‘family-friendly’ policies that create a balance between working and personal commitments. Such as, Part-time working, Compressed working weeks, Annualized hours, Job-sharing, Term-time only working. Flextime (an arrangement for providing flexible hours in which employees are contracted to work for a weekly or monthly number of hours; within limits, they may vary their start or finish times as...

Source : https://www.sheilds.org/stress-in-the-workplace-relentless-pressure/ According to CIPD (2022), work-related stress is the negative reaction from people due to excessive demand and pressure at work. When employees believe that they lack the resources in terms of physical, financial, or emotional to handle these expectations at work. Below listed elements can be identified as causes of work-related stress. Workload The leadership of the organization Post-pandemic requirements (Work from Home/ online trading) Medical conditions of the employee Other personal issues The current financial crisis in the country Adopting new technology Stress at the workplace directly affects employee performance and organizational performance as well. Therefore, HR managers should introduce policies to minimize the work floor stress of the employee. Armstrong and Taylor (2014) identified that stress can be managed at an organizational level by following steps.   Designin...