Episodes - HR Happy Hour

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The HR Happy Hour podcast network is made up of a range of shows
The HR Happy Hour Show, as well as HR Market Watch, Radical Research, Inclusion Crusade, The HR Happy Hour on Alexa Show, and The HR Happy Hour WORK BREAK.

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New Research Shows the High Importance of Schedule Control to Workers

In this episode Steve shares new research from Cornell that shows that employees are more engaged at work and satisfied with their personal lives when they have more control over their work schedules – where and when they are working.

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Supporting Working Parents: The Impact of Childcare Benefits

Today, Steve and Trish met with Jessica Harrah from KinderCare Learning Companies to talk about the latest data from their Parent Confidence Index survey.

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

In this episode Steve shares how John Deere has become the latest corporation to walk back many of its DE&I programs and initiatives after facing targeted conservative protests online.

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Another Slumping Company Decides Remote Work is to Blame

In this episode Steve discusses how at tech company Salesforce, new mandates for workers to increase in-person working and office attendance are reactions to financial challenges and investor pressures.

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

In this episode Steve updates yesterday’s Workplace Minute and shares how HR tech company Lattice reversed course on its plans to manage AI assistants like human employees due to online backlash.

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People – The Heart of the Supply Chain

Today, Steve and Trish sat dowon with Maria Villablanca to talk about the significance of supply chain management on the workplace and everyday life.

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HR Tech Company Lattice Makes AI Employees Members of the Organization

In this episode Steve discusses how HR tech company Lattice is breaking new ground by establishing employee records in their HRIS for AI-assistants and employees.

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

In this episode Steve shares results from a large scale, UK public sector trial of a 4-day working week where employees worked 20% less time, still were responsible for 100% of their tasks, and received 100% of their pay.

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Battling Burnout: HR Strategies for Employee Well-Being

In this episode Mervyn Dinnen talks to Colin Minto, an experienced HR and TA leader, about his own experience of burnout and how he has been able to use this to advise, help and support HR & TA professionals to address their own and their teams’ wellbeing, and to be aware of the signs of burnout.

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

In this episode Steve discusses how prolonged labor shortages and the lack of truck drivers, which are expected to persist, are prompting officials in Japan to propose an ambitious fully-automated 310-mile cargo transport system to deliver packages between Tokyo and Osaka.

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