Chennai flood disaster

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#CHENNAI FLOOD DISASTER: LESSONS THAT HR’S CAN LEARN

Chennai Flood Disaster has costed $60 million in loss to IT companies, Rs.300 crores to telecom companies and Rs.1600 crores of loss for automobile sector. 

1. Ensuring Employees’ Safety: The first thing HR’s did was to move employees out of city, quickly and safely. They kept office close, booked hotels or hostels for temporary stay and made necessary food arrangements.

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2. Get an alternate place to shift everything: Almost 90% of the companies in affected areas of Chennai stayed shut down for more than 10 days. They had no alternate plan to continue the business.

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3. Encourage critical role employees to stay behind: In most of the organisations, there are few key roles which need physical presence of employees within the office location.

Today, after about 15 days of disaster, the water is receding down. Companies are looking to open-up the offices again. It is time for HR’s to bring everything back on track.

Here are some quick tips which HR’s can follow to make sure employees are motivated enough to get back to normalcy.

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1. Regular Updates about Office Situation through Social Media: Social Media has proved out to be effective in letting others know about the exact situation of the disaster.

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2. Make temporary arrangements for Stay, Food and Travel: When office premises are good enough to function again, it is time for HR’s to make sure employees have access to their stay places and food.

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3. Employee Entertainment Activities: A disaster can have a depressive impact on the employees. It is time to light-up the mood. When employees are back to office, HR’s can look to make sufficient arrangements to keep employees engaged or motivated during initial days.

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