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At a New York startup company called August, employees enjoy “mindfulness Fridays”—a more-relaxed workday for deep focus without meetings. The company, which makes menstrual-care products, also has manager-driven quarterly “heart checks” to see how direct reports are feeling about how hard they are working and how much they are paid.

The past three years have brought substantial changes to the world of work. The pandemic shutdown, the rise of remote work, and the Great Resignation have left enormous uncertainty in their wake. Many of us still are trying to adapt. For some, stress is still a problem. The ADP Research Institute (ADPRI) has shown that stress harms employee well-being and retention, and we wanted to know more about how it affects the workplace.

Just because 2023 is over doesn’t mean that the trends that shaped the year will go away. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. The defining trends and issues that HR pros cared about in 2023 will have an impact on what’s to come in 2024. To be prepared, we gathered some of the top trends from the ADP Research Institute (ADPRI) and its Today at Work report, which analyzes the employee lifecycle to uncover what’s working in HR and what’s not.

Artificial Intelligence is one of the most talked-about themes of this year’s meeting in Davos. But that raises a question: Is everybody talking about the same thing? In today's Business Insider, ADP chief economist Nela Richardson says there's a big learning gap about what constitutes AI.

Women reached a significant milestone this summer. While Barbie was in theaters and Beyoncé and Taylor Swift were breaking concert tour records, labor force participation for women aged 25 to 54 reached its highest level in more than 25 years.

Our Data Lab report—”HR: How much is too much—or too little?”—showed that HR staffing might have a sweet spot when it comes to employee turnover.

The warm glow that new hires enjoyed during the pandemic – a contentment fueled largely by big pay increases – is fading fast. ADP chief economist has the story in Fortune Magazine.

There’s a hidden truth about promotions: For some employees, moving up the org chart at work can lead to jumping ship. In today’s WSJ, Ray Smith has the story on new data from ADPRI.