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The COVID19 Pandemic has left many aspects of business and day to day life in devastation and change. Some change has been highly positive while the other has been negative. Part of this change has been in the Human Resources Departments that has given birth to new dynamics. AmCham Uganda and Ernst & Young led a discussion on these developments and are summarised below

American companies and in particular members of the American Chamber of Commerce continue to support the Government and the People of Uganda in the fight against COVID-19. Contributions have been channeled through the National Taskforce, local communities as well as through favorable business interventions to ease the financial burden. We appreciate the gesture of the following companies

The discussion on Insurance Response to #COVID19 assists companies to mitigating insurance risks e.g liabilities that arise from possible infection of customers, employees. We also got to hear the various interventions, from the regulators, insurers and brokers in light of the current pandemic
Willis Towers Watson is a global risk & employee benefits advisor, opened up in Uganda in 2012. With ...

The nature of work is going to change. Informal work is the norm in Africa in particular. All changes should not ignore three important pillars
Flexibility in work - Employers should enable employees to work in hours and bits when they are most productive and not the ordinary 8-5 arrangements. Emphasis should be put on output
Social Protection - Aspects of employment should include the protection ...