If you’re not already following The AI Workplace Wellness  Substack, you should be, because you’re missing out. In the latest issue, Paul Chaney highlights a trend every employer should be paying attention to: Gen Z is trading in their keyboards and corporate dreams for toolbelts and trades. Here are the key takeaways from Chaney’s post: Three out of five Gen Z adults  plan to pursue blue-collar work in 2026. Eighty percent  of them cite “AI-proofing” their future as the reas

The average small business pays $85,000 defending a single wrongful termination lawsuit . For many, that can take years to recover financially, if ever. In a shifting legal landscape, a single HR misstep can threaten your entire organization. HR Compliance and Small Business Health Small businesses are often described as the backbone of society and fundamental to the entrepreneurial spirit. However, trends indicate that it is becoming increasingly complex to operate, and laws

Is there a Skills Crisis? Recent job reports have made the labor market sound like it is an employer's market. We even have the newest LinkedIn trend: "job hugging." A quick turnaround from “quiet quitting” and “job hopping” we were seeing just a few years ago. While the employer's market might suggest that hiring managers can choose from the most qualified candidates, we are simultaneously experiencing a growing skills shortage. This skills shortage is affecting almost every