Covid-19 Dispatch: People + Work Connect




HBS Managing the Future of Work show

Summary: Covid-19 has brought Great Depression-level unemployment to many economies and triggered imbalances of supply and demand as some businesses have needed to staff-up quickly. People + Work Connect is a B2B HR exchange platform active in more than 40 countries. The brainchild of corporate chief human resources officers (CHROs) has signed up hundreds of businesses looking to place idled workers or fill open positions. Lead partner Accenture’s Nicholas Whittall and Mary Kate Morley Ryan discuss the initiative