Challenges and Countermeasures on Human Resources Management of Catering Industry in China During the COVID-19 Epidemic

The appearance of the COVID-19 epidemic has contributed to considerable impact on the human resources management in the catering industry. This article analyzes the challenges and opportunities of COVID-19 epidemic on the human resources management of hospitality industry in China, and recommends countermeasures of enterprises in aforementioned industry. The concepts are illustrated separately through detailed explanation, and a real-life business care is briefly discussed for each concept in order to demonstrate the practical applications of the theoretical ideas. It can be concluded that although some limitations have to be taken into consideration, these countermeasures can provide essential insights into human resources management and can effectively improve firms' management efficiency under COVID-19 epidemic.