Has the pandemic made handshakes a thing of the past?

Handshakes have long been the most basic form of greeting in the workplace.

COVID-19 didn’t just change how and where many employees do their jobs. The pandemic also upended how they say hello and interact with co-workers even after they’ve switched off Zoom and returned to the office.

The Society for Human Resource Management takes a look at how some people are adjusting to the new normal in the age of COVID.

Many workers, SHRM notes, are wary of clasping hands during the pandemic — a practice that the Centers for Disease Control has cautioned could lead to further spread of COVID-19.

SHRM ‘s article offers suggestions for how employers can go about handling greetings in the absence of clasping hands. You can read their article by clicking this link.