Impact of Covid 19 on Human Resource Management (HRM) for Construction Project - A Review

The construction industry is one of the most important industries for national development in Asia. In India the Construction industry is a developing industry. It has gained a boom in the last five decades, especially in big cities. The growth of employment in this industry has been noteworthy. It is very difficult for this industry to implement and track the human resource policies than other industries. HR professionals’ face a lot of challenges to enforce policies due to the nature of construction. It is an unorganized sector and most of the time human driven; a large number of people are working in this sector. In the pandemic of COVID-19 most of the construction sites are being halted due to fear about the infection of Coronavirus. The projects are already delayed in relation to completion and handover. The developers are not only facing the cost escalation risk but also afraid of the spreading of COVID-19 in project sites. In building and construction industry where workers work closely together there is a high risk of exposure to COVID-19 virus. During this epidemic situation all the employers and constructors should implement the control measures to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and provide a safe work environment to the workers. This Pandemic has grandly shaken all organizations, creating a complex and challenging environment for managers and Human Recourse Management (HRM).