The Influence of Covid -19 on Human Resources Management at Marymount Teachers College in Mutare

Mashamba Tarashika and Mukome Constance H.
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Mashamba Tarashika: Lecturer Marymount Teachers College, Mutare, Zimbabwe
Mukome Constance H.: Human Resources Officer Marymount Teachers College

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 11, 1201-1213

Abstract: The qualitative study was carried out to investigate the role of Covid-19 on human resources management at Marymount Teachers College. A sample twenty purposively selected participants which comprised senior management, human resources officers and staff members was studied. Data was collected through interviewing and was analysed thematically. The study established that high student enrolments militated against effective service delivery at the college especially during execution of preventive measures like social distancing. The data also shows that college information technology has improved business processes at the institution studied. The institution studied did not provide monetary incentives to lure its workers to report for work during Covid 19 period outside the usual teas and lunches and there were many roadblocks and check points from different locations from which the workers came. The study recommends that colleges need to be capacitated through online or remote working through ICT infrastructure upgrading. There is also need to reduce the staff and student populations to greatly mitigate overcrowding during epidemic periods; collaboration among public health professionals, including infectious disease specialists, epidemiologists, social workers, community health workers, and health experts is crucial.

Date: 2023
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