The Labor Department said another 4.4 million people claimed unemployment in the US last week, bringing the five-week total for jobless claims to more than 26 million. The pace of job losses appears to be slowing, though a Gallup poll revealed 25% of Americans say they believe will lose their jobs in the next year.
HR leaders expect a flood of job candidates once the pandemic ends, and screening them for skills will be a challenge. "We'll have to work on being more selective and more thoughtful and analyze what the right culture needs are," says David Scott, chief HR officer at DISH Network.
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Allow employees to request time off from any device at any time, and make sure they're aware of the options, writes Rick Bell. "Simplifying time off policies helps employers to more easily track their workforce's vacation and sick time while allowing employees to take off the time they have earned," he writes.
Tech company Genpact adopted work-from-home policies in China months ago, and the lessons learned from that transition have informed its purpose and been useful in helping struggling clients, says CEO Tiger Tyagarajan. "So when life comes back to normal, I would argue 25% of the work may end up being [done] from home and virtual in the world of post-COVID-19," he says.
Javon Kinlaw, who spent most of his life homeless, says he went to junior college not just to play football but, more importantly, so he would have "somewhere to sleep ... free food to eat." Kinlaw, an All-American defensive tackle in South Carolina, became the 14th pick of the 2020 NFL draft Thursday night when he was selected by the San Francisco 49ers.
