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

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CHENNAI FLOOD DISASTER LESSONS THAT HRS
CAN LEARN

• FASTCOLLAB

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• 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
  HRs 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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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 HRs to
bring everything back on track.

• Here are some quick tips
  which HRs can follow to make sure employees are
  motivated enough to get back to normalcy.
• 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.
• 2. Make temporary arrangements for Stay, Food and
  Travel When office premises are good enough to
  function again, it is time for HRs to make sure
  employees have access to their stay places and
  food.
• 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, HRs can look to make sufficient
  arrangements to keep employees engaged or
  motivated during initial days.

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