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Job satisfaction at the time of COVID-19

  Introduction Researchers have given multiple approaches to Job Satisfaction. Riggio (2000) mentioned that job satisfaction are the feelings and attitude which an individual has about his job, and in the words of Arnold and Feldman(1986),job satisfaction is the amount of positive impact that individuals have for their jobs. The most prominent theories about job satisfaction include Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory, it is one of the oldest theories of job satisfaction, and was first described by Herzberg (Herzberg et al.,1959). He stressed on the motivator-hygiene factors that would determine the job satisfaction level. Overall effects of these factors would lead to the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of an individual in a working place. Job satisfaction and positive mindset at work is an extremely important factor in the management of today’s organizations. The enhancement of positive mental health and job satisfaction enables the improvement of the working atmosphere and is connec

Upskilling and reskilling key in shaping the future of Learning and development

  Introduction As stated in the Cambridge dictionary,  upskilling   is “the process of learning new skills or of teaching workers new skills,” while  reskilling  is   “the process of learning new skills so you can do a different job, or of training people to do a different job.” Need of upskilling and reskilling Digitalization has entered all the areas of organizations. As the digitalization was implemented by the employees digitalization is incomplete without transforming the human resources. Organization requires their employees to have the relevant knowledge and capabilities to perform their job role. So it is important to upskill and reskill the current workforce to avoid any adverse effects to avoid the sense of job loss. According to (Meena, Ganesan, 2020) “upskilling is the process of upgrading the current skill set of the employees in a related role to become even more valuable in their current role.” While “Reskilling is an act of equipping the employees with essential