IMPACTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE DURING THE COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic, an ongoing and fast-spreading virus outbreak caused the most recently discovered
coronavirus has changed the way the world community works, especially Indonesia. This new way of work is called ,
remote online work or working from home. This diseases has changed people's culture by switching to digital culture using information
technology. Information technology has several advantages because it can make people complete their work quickly, exibly and qualitatively.
This study uses a qualitative descriptive method that aims to provide effective information about the impact of information technology on the
performance of government employees during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research information was obtained through library research,
observations and interviews with employees of the Environmental Service of Padang City, West Sumatra. The results of the study show that there
is good impact of information technology on employee performance. Information Technology can improve employee performance because it
enables the employees to work faster. This condition provides space for work collaboration, and works can be carried out far more effectively.
During the Covid-19 pandemic where information technology is a vital necessity at work, all works can be done online or work from home so that
employee performance can still be mantained. Since Information technology has no space and time limits, work during the COVID-19 pandemic
can be accomplished anytime and anywhere.