April's job numbers have come in below expectations, with 266,000 nonfarm positions created and the unemployment rate climbing to 6.1%, according to the Labor Department. Dow Jones had expected 1 million additional jobs and the unemployment rate to drop to 5.8%.

Ford's expansion of remote working after the pandemic ends doesn't transfer to factory jobs, and the automaker is considering how it can make factories and other job sites more amenable. "When you finish your shift what if, rather than having to do a stop at the grocery store to pick up food for your family, we had food available that you could preorder a meal to take home to your family?" says Kiersten Robinson, Ford's chief people and employee experiences officer.

Tyson Foods is piloting an employee health clinic program at seven of its facilities as part of its "We Care" employee wellness and workplace safety initiative. The clinics provide preventive care, primary care and other services free-of-charge.

One-on-one meetings can serve many purposes and can occur on different schedules, but they should always be more than a check-in, writes Art Petty. "You want to send employees out of your one-on-ones with fresh ideas, a growing sense of belief that you trust them, and the tools and support they need to push essential items forward," Petty writes.

In honor of today’s SmartQuote from Queen Liliʻuokalani, the only sovereign queen and last monarch of the kingdom of Hawaii, I share with you one of her most beloved songs, Sanoe. The queen was a gifted author and composer and wrote this song while she was a princess in her brother’s court.

Composing music would later serve as a comfort to the queen during her imprisonment in Iolani Palace following the overthrow of her throne in 1893. One of her most famous compositions, The Queen's Prayer, was written during her incarceration.

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