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The Workplace Minute from the HR Happy Hour Media Network

The Workplace Minute powered by H3 HR Advisors, was developed as a “Flash Briefing” Skill for Amazon “Alexa” devices. Two to three times a week get a quick 2 – 3 minute update on important news impacting the world of work, workplace technology, the labor market and more. The show is hosted by Steve Boese and Trish Steed of H3 HR Advisors.

Ensuring Compliance with Your Holiday Hiring

3 mins; October 03, 2024

Ensuring Workplace Compliance as Holiday Hiring Approaches

4 mins; October 02, 2024

Holiday Hiring Season 2024: Target, Walmart Set to Add Thousands of Workers

3 mins; September 30, 2024

Company Culture is Not Built Only in the Office, According to New Reports

3 mins; September 24, 2024

Gen Z is Not Here for It: Half Would Quit Over 3 days in the Office

3 mins; September 23, 2024

Japanese Officials Hoping to Convince Companies to Try Shortened Workweeks

4 mins; September 18, 2024

Wall Street Bankers Catch a Break: Workweeks Capped at 80 Hours

3 mins; September 16, 2024

Tone Deaf Former Executive’s Advice for Laid-Off Workers: Drive an Uber

3 mins; September 12, 2024

ESPN’s Generative AI Writer Skips the Most Important Detail

3 mins; September 11, 2024

Worst CEO Ever Wants to Hold Workers “Captive” All Day Long

3 mins; September 05, 2024

How Employers Can Help Support Suicide Prevention

6 mins; September 03, 2024

Elmo Inspired Survey Shows Many Americans Struggling with Mental Health

3 mins; August 30, 2024

The Most Important Factors that Drive Employee Performance

3 mins; August 28, 2024

New Survey Shows AI Will be Slow to Improve Worker Productivity

3 mins; August 26, 2024

Employer Sponsored Healthcare Costs Expected to Surge in 2025

3 mins; August 21, 2024

CEO Compensation Continues to Rise at Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations

3 mins; August 19, 2024

Retired Billionaire Thinks You Should Not be Working from Home

5 mins; August 16, 2024

One Year after “Barbie”, Hollywood is Still Dominated by Male Characters

4 mins; August 15, 2024

Workers Being Managed by Algorithms is Nothing New

7 mins; August 13, 2024

Big Tech Companies Increase Investments in AI, but the Returns Remain Elusive

5 mins; August 07, 2024

Massachusetts to Require Salary Ranges in Most Job Postings Under New Law

3 mins; August 05, 2024

California Disneyland Workers Reach New Labor Deal Scoring Big Raises

3 mins; July 31, 2024

The Surge in Older Workers is Expected to Lead to Increased Retirements

4 mins; July 29, 2024

Indeed Report Reveals Gap Between Candidate Wants and Employer Offers

3 mins; July 26, 2024

New Research Shows the High Importance of Schedule Control to Workers

3 mins; July 24, 2024

John Deere is the Latest to Walk Back Previous DE&I Initiatives

3 mins; July 22, 2024

Another Slumping Company Decides Remote Work is to Blame

5 mins; July 18, 2024

That Was Quick: HR Tech Company Reverses Course on its AI Employee Idea

4 mins; July 16, 2024

HR Tech Company Lattice Makes AI Employees Members of the Organization

4 mins; July 15, 2024

The Latest Trial of the 4-day Working Week Shows Exceedingly Positive Outcomes

3 mins; July 12, 2024

In Japan, Labor Shortages Spur Plans for an Automated Cargo Transport System

4 mins; July 10, 2024

Greece Extends Work Week to Six Days in Some Industries

3 mins; July 08, 2024

At Dell, Remote Workers Choose Flexibility Over Opportunity for Advancement

3 mins; July 03, 2024

When a Return to Office Mandate Feels Like a Layoff in Disguise

4 mins; July 01, 2024

Did Remote Work End the Practice of Summer Fridays?

2 mins; June 28, 2024

American Workers Take the Fewest Vacation Days in the World

3 mins; June 26, 2024

Employer Coverage of Popular Weight-Loss Drugs on the Increase in 2024

3 mins; June 24, 2024

Preparing the Next Generation of Workers Requires Creative Thinking

5 mins; June 19, 2024

New Survey Shows a Lack of Support Drives Away 30% of LGBTQ+ Applicants

3 mins; June 17, 2024

Access and Affordability of Childcare Weighing on US Workers

4 mins; June 12, 2024

How Remote and Hybrid Working has Changed American Worker’s Eating Habits

3 mins; June 10, 2024

How Gen Z and Millennials are Thinking and Feeling about Work

5 mins; June 06, 2024

American Workers were Generally Less Satisfied with their Jobs in 2023

4 mins; June 04, 2024

US Workers Facing an Unexpected Post-Pandemic Challenge: Increased Loneliness

4 mins; May 30, 2024

New Survey Shows 41% of LGBTQI+ Workers have Faced Discrimination at Work

4 mins; May 28, 2024

Most American Workers are Unable to Disconnect from Work During Vacations

4 mins; May 23, 2024

Pandemic Era Remote Worker Recruitment Programs Still Exist in Rural Kansas

3 mins; May 22, 2024

In Germany, a Museum Worker is Fired for Secretly Displaying His Own Painting

2 mins; May 16, 2024

The US Construction Industry Faces a Shortage of Qualified Workers

3 mins; May 13, 2024

More Working-Age Women are Employed in the US than Ever Before

3 mins; May 08, 2024

The Troubling Decline in Men’s Labor Force Participation in the US

5 mins; May 06, 2024

Work from Home Increases Employment Opportunities for Workers with Disabilities

4 mins; April 29, 2024

Samsung Activates “Emergency Mode”- Mandates 6-day Work Weeks for Executives

3 mins; April 24, 2024

How the CEO of Tech Company Dropbox is Bucking the Return to Office Trend

3 mins; April 22, 2024

Bayer’s Transformation Plan Involves Removing Hierarchy and Empowering Employees

3 mins; April 18, 2024

The Largest US Companies Ranked by Number of Employees in 2024

3 mins; April 16, 2024

HR Organizations Should Increase Focus on Employee Growth and Wellbeing

5 mins; April 10, 2024

The Skilled Trades are Becoming More Popular and Appealing to Gen Z Workers

3 mins; April 08, 2024

Could Employee “Right to Disconnect” Laws Come to the United States?

4 mins; April 03, 2024

US Corporate Profits Soar, Along with Dividend Payouts and Stock Repurchases

3 mins; April 01, 2024

Challenges for Boeing Remind us that Company Culture Requires Nurturing

3 mins; March 27, 2024

Falling Birth Rates and the Potential Impact on National Economic Prospects

3 mins; March 25, 2024

Over Half of US Workers Report Being Unable to Cover Emergency Expenses

3 mins; March 22, 2024

At Dell, Remote Workers Cut Off from Promotions and Advancement

4 mins; March 20, 2024

Two Organizations Show the Payoff from Sticking with Remote Work Policies

5 mins; March 18, 2024

More Americans Now Living Farther From their Workplaces Due to Flexible Work

2 mins; March 13, 2024

Employee Child and Elder Care Benefits Becoming More Popular Among Employers

3 mins; March 11, 2024

New Research Suggests Return to Office Mandates Don’t Improve Firm Performance

3 mins; March 06, 2024

The Post-Pandemic Shifts in Healthcare Jobs and Employment

3 mins; March 04, 2024

With Better Technology and Improved Access, More Workers Expect On-Demand Pay

4 mins; February 28, 2024

After a Year Long Trial, over 90% of Companies Sticking to a 4-Day Work Week

3 mins; February 26, 2024

Skills-based Hiring Initiatives Slow to Impact Who Gets Hired

4 mins; February 21, 2024

Mandated Pay Raises for California Fast-Food Workers Soon to Go into Effect

3 mins; February 19, 2024

Gen Z and the Workplace: What the Newest Workers are Seeking from Employers

3 mins; February 15, 2024

How Buc-ee's Connects Compensation to Employee and Business Success

4 mins; February 12, 2024

US Remote Workers Increasingly Looking to Foreign Employers

3 mins; February 08, 2024

Workers at America’s Largest Private Employer Will See Pay Gains in 2024

3 mins; February 06, 2024

Beyond Remote Work, US Workers Increasingly Seek Schedule Flexibility

3 mins; February 01, 2024

North Carolina State Health Plan to End Coverage for Weight Loss Drugs

4 mins; January 30, 2024

Pandemic-driven US Office Vacancy Rate Hits an All-time High

3 mins; January 25, 2024

Labor Organizing Efforts Expected to Continue into 2024

3 mins; January 23, 2024

New Survey Shows Organizations Care More about “How” Work Happens

3 mins; January 18, 2024

The “HR” Representation on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2024

3 mins; January 16, 2024

Changes in Business Travel – Fewer Sales Calls, More Internal Connecting

4 mins; January 11, 2024

New Research on How to Support and Empower Women on the Workforce Front Lines

4 mins; January 09, 2024

Wells Fargo Workers Continue Their Unusual Push for Union Representation

3 mins; January 04, 2024

What to Expect at Work and in Workplaces in 2024

6 mins; January 02, 2024

Worker Shortage Update: Farmers in Kansas Struggle to Fill Positions

3 mins; December 28, 2023

Facing High Drug Costs, US Employers Turn to Weight Management Programs

3 mins; December 26, 2023

Some Major Companies Alter Diversity Policies After Lawsuit Threats

3 mins; December 21, 2023

Neiman Marcus Continues to Embrace Remote Work, Despite Return to Office Trend

4 mins; December 19, 2023

Generation Z Expected to Overtake Boomers in the Workforce in 2024

3 mins; December 14, 2023

Some Remote Work Research Suggests the Return to Office Movement Has Peaked

3 mins; December 12, 2023

Jobcase Report Shares Crucial Insights on the State of American Workers

3 mins; December 08, 2023

The US Department of Labor Soon to Require More In-Person Work

3 mins; December 07, 2023

Hilton Australia Seeking Candidates, TikTok Resumes Accepted

3 mins; December 05, 2023

Sports Illustrated Caught Passing AI-Generated Content as Authored by Humans

3 mins; November 30, 2023

Millennial Employees Support Remote Working More than Gen Z and Gen X

3 mins; November 28, 2023

The Link Between Men’s Labor Force Participation and College Enrollment Trends

3 mins; November 22, 2023

Essential US Workers Increasingly Burning Out Due to Excessive Overtime

4 mins; November 21, 2023

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