Abstract:

Today, human mobility with globalization has increased the interaction between countries significantly, although this contact has advanced societies in terms of civilization, it has also increased the likelihood of pandemics. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which caused the most loss of life among them, turned into a global epidemic by covering the whole world in a short time. While there was an explosion in demand in some businesses around the world, some businesses temporarily stopped or had to stop their activities.The businesses affected from the crisis had to adapt to the new legal regulations, but had to make changes in matters such as their working styles, human resources practices and policies.One of the measures taken into account is the reduction of the workforce. The current Covid19 crisis has posed serious challenges for many organizations and has generated an unprecedented wave of termination notices.
In the study, examples of companies that were affected by the pandemic process and changed in their working policies with the pandemic were examined. The aim of this study is to reveal the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on human resources policies and employees and how these situations will affect businesses in the future.