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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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Preparing for 2025: What HR and Payroll Professionals Need to Know

In our latest episode, Trish and Steve brought back Tom Hammond for another year-end prep episode. They discuss everything you want to know about navigating end-of-year and new laws/regulations for 2025 payroll.

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Reality TV Meets HR: NLRB Moves to Classify “Love is Blind” Cast as Employees

In this episode Steve discusses how a recent ruling at the NLRB classifying cast members as employees could shake up the entire Reality TV industry – and give cast members a larger share of the revenues.

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HR’s Role in Boosting Organizational Energy and Innovation

In this podcast interview Mervyn talks with Perry Timms, published author who is consistently ranked as one of HR’s most influential thinkers, about the evolving nature of work, and some of the latest thinking and practice around organisational energy, skills based working, and innovation.

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New Research Shows Return to Office Mandates Increase Turnover and Slow Hiring

In this episode Steve discusses how new research on the impact of corporate Return to Office mandates has shown that the mandates increase employee turnover – especially for women and highly skilled employees, and slow down replacement hiring.

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Leading Through Change: Lessons from Experian Employer Services

In our latest episode, Steve and Trish met with Michele Bodda to discuss the importance of leadership through change, particularly in the context of organizational mergers and acquisitions.

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Japan Tries the Four-day Workweek to Address Declining Birth Rates

In this episode Steve discusses how authorities in Japan plan to institute a four-day working week for government workers in an effort to boost the county’s declining marriage and birth rates.

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Could 2025 be the Year of Revenge Quitting?

In this episode Steve discusses how 2025 could spur a wave of “Revenge Quitting” as an improving job market may lead many more workers to quit for new and better opportunities elsewhere.

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Worker Wellbeing Declines with Women Reporting Worsening Results

In this episode Steve shares new data from Alight on how overall employee wellbeing is declining and women employees are reporting worse wellbeing than their male colleagues.

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Advancing Women’s Rights in the Workplace

In our latest episode, Trish and Steve discussed women’s rights, particularly around menopause and employment discrimination.

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Don’t Email Your Colleagues on Sunday – Unless You Want a Response

In this episode Steve discusses new research on when is the best time during the week to email your colleagues – and whay it might also be the worst time to send work emails.

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