Employee Engagement and Productivity During the Pandemic Induced Work-From-Home State of Affairs A study of Diverse Workforce with special reference to Covid-19

Abstract

Well engaged employees who are committed to their organizations play a crucial role in ensuringthat
an organization achieves its competitive advantage, resulting in low employee turnover and high
productivity. Surprisingly these days organizations of all sizes and types have started making
substantialinvestments in policies and practices which foster employee engagement and commitment
in their employees. The pandemic, COVID 19, has put an unusual strain on orgnisations to keep their
‘Work-From-Home’ employees fully engaged during this trying situation.At the outset, this paper
discussesthe factors influencing job engagement during the anxiety laden‘Work-FromHome’employees during the pandemic of Novel Coronavirusand also tries to establish a relationship
between employee engagement and productivity during the pandemic.