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This is a crowdsourced collection of resources for HR and business leaders to help inform and support Coronavirus response plans. Here you’ll find a curated collection of public Coronavirus response communications, templates, news, remote work, hiring impact, and resources.

Coronavirus HR Comms &

Resources Guide Β 

This guide is updated regularly by the community.

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How would you reimagine work from the ground up today? Visit the Reimagining Work Idea Board to add your ideas, view other’s thoughts on where we go from here, upvote, and more.Β 

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How To Use This Guide

  1. πŸ‘€ ViewΒ the resource collections by scrolling or using the left navigation.

  1. πŸ” Search for specific resources by simultaneously pressing command-f.

  1. βž• ContributeΒ resources, links, updates to the doc. Given traffic/access issues, send any updates to me at info@amplifytalent.comΒ OR @Lars.

  1. πŸ‘₯ JoinΒ the conversation and community on twitter using #CoronavirusHR.

  1. πŸ“£ HelpΒ other HR & business leaders find it by retweeting this tweetΒ or sharing in HR, people, VC, business communities.

  1. ⚠️ Disclaimer The content below is crowdsourced so not independently verified. If you see an update for your company that is not accurate, please update directly or contact me.

RESOURCES

πŸ“‚ Coronavirus Response Plans

πŸ”‚ Return to Work Plans & Frameworks

πŸ’‘ Articles & Resources

πŸ”„ HR & Business Support Resources

πŸ‘ͺΒ How Companies Are Responding w/Remote Work & Children @ Home

  • WikimediaΒ - shifted to halftime work expectation, waiving all sick days, guaranteeing comp for hourly/contract workers at full pay
  • BasecampΒ - Update for working parents

πŸ‘₯ Employee Support Resources

πŸ’» Remote Work

πŸ’Ό Coronavirus Legal & Employment Law Resources

βž• How Recruiting is Adapting

✈ Travel Impact

β™» HR Communities and Support

Β πŸ–₯ Hosting Virtual Events

🦠 Coronavirus News & Resources

πŸ‘Ά Activities with Kids at Home

πŸ”Š Podcasts: Coronavirus Business Response Coverage

πŸ“± HR Technology Companies Offering Discounts

* Note: I’m no longer listing vendors providing short-term discounts.

❓ RIF Resources & Alternatives to Layoffs

πŸ‘‡ Layoff Lists - Available Talent

  • Parachute List - A searchable compilation of company layoff lists including 6,200+ available people looking for work (compiled by Rocket)
  • Hubspot Alumni - Hubspot did not have any layoffs, but this is a list of alumni impacted by layoffs by their most recent employer.
  • Available Recruiters ListΒ - A global collection of available recruiters.

Layoff Lists

πŸ™Œ Companies That Are Hiring

πŸ“Ά How You Can Help

NEWS

πŸ“ˆ Case Tracking & Statistics

πŸ• Retail, Service, and Hourly

Employee Updates

  • Trader Joe’sΒ - giving employees additional sick time to ensure they stay home when sick
  • MicrosoftΒ - Will continue to pay all vendors Β hourly service providers regardless of use koi
  • ExpediaΒ - Will continue to pay hourly workers normal wages if hours reduced
  • UberΒ - Will compensate drivers affected by Coronavirus
  • FacebookΒ - commits to paying contingent workers impacted by their Coronavirus response
  • AmazonΒ - will continue to pay hourly workers in Seattle impacted by their closures
  • GoogleΒ - commits to paying contingent workers impacted by their Coronavirus response
  • TwitterΒ - commits to paying contingent workers impacted by their Coronavirus response
  • Olive GardenΒ - announced all hourly employees will receive permanent paid sick leave
  • InstacartΒ - Will compensate drivers affected by Coronavirus
  • GoogleΒ - established fund to offer paid sick leave to contractor/temps who can’t work due to quarentines
  • AppleΒ - Offers unlimited sick leave for retail employees

AppleΒ - Closing 460 stores and continuing to pay employees

  • PatagoniaΒ - Closing all stores/website and continuing to pay employees
  • AllBirdsΒ - closing all global stores through March 27 with full worker pay
  • NikeΒ - Closing all U.S. and other global stores through March 27 with full worker pay
  • GlossierΒ - Closing all stores through March 27 with full worker pay
  • Urban OutfittersΒ - closing all global stores until at least 3/27 with full worker pay
  • Whole FoodsΒ - Suggests employees donate accumulated paid time off to coworkers
  • Blue Bottle CoffeeΒ - closing all U.S. stores

πŸ‘ Companies Giving Back/

Supporting Community

  • ZoomΒ - Giving K-12 Schools Video Conferencing Tools for Free
  • MISCΒ - Education companies offering free services (Google Doc)
  • Khan Academy: How can Khan Academy be used for remote learning during school closures? Khan Academy is a free resource for students, teachers, and parents.
  • Sprint/Verizon/T-Mobile/AT&TΒ - offering unlimited data to customer for 60 days
  • DellΒ - donating cash and computers
  • LVMHΒ - switching perfume production to large quantities of hand sanitizer to deliver free to French health authorities
  • Hi5Β giving 50% off software licence to aid remote team transition. Use code β€œCORONAVIRUS” when signing up.
  • Altice USAΒ - proving free broadband internet to households with K-12 students displaced due to school closures without internet access.
  • Boston HelpsΒ (Boston.com) - community platform to ask/offer help and support
  • Fortay.aiΒ - Giving 10% of 2020 sales to local food banks and an additional 3 months free
  • WorkdayΒ - Giving all employees 2 week cash bonus to offset unforeseen circumstances
  • JP MorganΒ - giving tellers and front-line employees $1,000 bonus
  • WalmartΒ - will pay nearly $550M in employee bonuses
  • HEBΒ - Increased hourly workers pay by $2/hour.
  • TargetΒ - raising hourly workers by $2/hour
  • Whole FoodsΒ - raising hourly workers by $2/hour
  • NetflixΒ - created $100M Coronavirus relief fund for members of the creative community
  • Texas RoadhouseΒ - CEO gives up salary/bonus to pay workers during covid19 outbreak
  • MicrosoftΒ - Giving employees 12 weeks of paid parental leave because of school disruptions

❗ Publicly Announced Hiring Impact

🏒 Conferences, Remote Work, Travel Restrictions, Schools

As we’ve shifted to a new stage of the pandemic, I moved these updates to a separate google doc to keep this guide cleaner and more focused on actionable and current resources.

πŸ™ Thanks & Credit

Special thanks to…..

Coinbase, Hung Lee, People Tech Partners, Coronavirus Tech Handbook, ADP, Snyk, Travel Bank. Gray Scalable, Handshake, Lattice, LifeLabs Learning, Fictiv, Front, Duolingo, Data Republic, Western Washington University, Thoughtexchange, Smartsheet, DMZ, Thrive Digital, Tech:NYC, HR Open Source, Celinda Appleby, Stacy Zapar, Brian Ross, Laurie Ruettimann, Jessica Yuen, Suzy Tonini