HR Happy Hour 473 – COVID-19 and HR: Past, Present and Future Hosts: Steve Boese, Trish McFarlane This episode of The HR Happy Hour is made possible by Workhuman. The world is watching the leaders of today and tomorrow. Modern employees want a workplace where they’re respected, seen, appreciated, and heard – and they’re demanding it. And thriving organizations like Cisco, Merck, and LinkedIn have realized the immense benefits of putting the human at the center of work. Get your copy of the book, “Making Work Human,” on Amazon. And Paychex. With the onset of COVID-19, Paychex quickly responded to support businesses and help them manage the new challenges brought on by the pandemic. The Paychex COVID-19 Help Center is the ultimate, comprehensive resource hub featuring articles, videos, scenario tools, live webinars, and podcasts that provide valuable and up-to-date insight on stimulus measures, managing a remote or hybrid workforce, travel restrictions, state specific guidance, and more. To access go to payx.me/helpcenter today. This week marks one year from our original HR Happy Hour show on the pandemic, Episode 415 "Addressing Coronavirus in the Workplace” and what a year it has been.  We discuss our initial questions and predictions from 2020 and take a look at how our lives have changed during the pandemic, in both work and in personal wellbeing.  We also take a look ahead with thoughts for the future that need to be top of mind for HR and business leaders moving forward, as we begin to feel optimistic about the return to work, events, social gatherings and more. Subscribe to the HR Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts