With reference to the case study article attached: HRM and the COVID?19 pandemic: How can we stop making a bad situation worse? linked to the role of HR during pandemic, please answer the following question in 2,475 words: 1. Critically analyse the role of HR in managing diversity during the COVID-19 global pandemic. IMPORTANT: While answering your question, please bring out the integrated nature of HRM (Learning outcomes 4, 5 and 6 detailed below). LO4: Appreciate the contribution of Human Resource Development to the recruitment, retention and performance management processes. LO5: Appreciate the importance of maintaining a positive Employee Relations climate LO6: Show an awareness of HR’s role in managing diversity in the organisation. Please note, in your answers the discussion should be around the concepts/information given in the case study article (please see attached) and the relevant literature (journals, books etc). Please refer to the CIPD Coronavirus Hub to use good and bad examples from the hub site to help make a critical evaluation: https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/coronavirus Please incorporate the Atkinson’s Flexible Firm Model (1985) for theories to show advantages/disadvantages of model when referring to the attached case study article:
