The nationwide
lockdown to fight Covid-19 pandemic is possibly going to bring about immense
occupation misfortunes, pay cuts and stop on recruiting for job over the next
few quarters, subsequently giving blues to India's troubled work story.
To share my story: I
have been working as a Content Writer, producing contents for some
companies. As a result of the lockdowns, with no improvement in the
business, the companies faced a number of challenges to sustain their business
and as a result, hurrah!, I lost my job in the very first phase of lockdown.
Covid-19 crisis has
adversely affected not only in my case and in similar ones, but also all the employment
sectors across the country. The virus and the subsequent economic
shocks have impacted the world of work across verticals. There is terrible news
about the continuing spread of the virus and the delay in discovering effective
vaccine to contain the Covid-19 virus has led most employees to vex about the job
loss or salary cut.
With hardly any career
openings in the market foreseen at least for the next few months and what happens after the lockdown is lifted, God alone
knows! At least for now, there is no clarity
on how long it would take for the companies to pick up.
It is commonly seen,
as retail sales have dropped completely on account of the lockdown, automotive
dealers encounter several challenges to revive their business. Hotel, travel
& hospitality industry and other businesses of Gems & Jewellary,
Handicrafts, Textile and garments, have been hit hard.
Since the outbreak of
COVID-19, it is further witnessed that many companies have been cancelling
interviews as there is lockdown in many parts of the country. However, some
technology-oriented companies are hiring and conducting interviews by using alternative
channels such as, Zoom, Skype etc., but there is no appointment taking place.
According to the
latest assessment by the International Labour Organization or ILO, the economic
and labour crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global
joblessness by near 25-million. And if the impact continues for a few more
months, however, there could be a tragedy of continuous job losses across
different sectors in India. What a difficult time we are thrown into!
