However, for the bigger organizations that remain able to operate as close to normal as they can be, the crisis has given them the opportunity to do a little bit more. To give back to their employees and community to aid the less fortunate in these dark times. Not including paying their ill staff during the outbreak or keeping people on the payroll, here are 7 areas companies are doing good things during COVID-19.
While some industries like restaurants will have closed indefinitely leaving thousands of workers with nothing to do, many other such as online stores, supermarkets and our most popular products are now in higher demand than ever as life attempts to go on as normally as it can.
As a result of this, may organisations such as Amazon, Walmart and PepsiCo have been in hiring overdrive, with hundreds of thousands of people being employed in factories, warehouses and stores across the world to deal with demand, helping many people who are recently become unemployed or risked spending months at home with little to do and no sign of a return to their current job roles.
Being at home all day everyday, working long hours with little human interaction. It can be very hard and stressful when there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Therefore it is important to talk to your employees and ask how they are honestly feeling about their current situation.
Certain companies will have mental health helplines or support groups to aid employees and UK giant Starbucks, in partnership with Lyra Health, are extending this service to all employees and family members, including personal assessments and access to therapists and counsellors to help those associated with the company in any way through these dark times.
As everyone is at now at home all day every day, keeping on top of their workload or keeping themselves entertained with streaming services, social media or news sites, internet providers are under a lot of stress to keep everyone connected as demand increases. Therefore the major providers across the US and Europe have pledged to connections running smoothly for the foreseeable future.