These Trends Have Significant Implications.

• Position: EMPLOYMENT LANDSCAPE

Allison & Taylor, Detroit, Mich., the reference checking company, has identified five employment trends that are having implications for employees and job seekers:

* Working at home is on the decline as workplace well-being is prioritized. This trend has taken a downturn as many companies have discovered that, when employees interact more with each other in physical environments, it can result in enhanced creativity and relationship building that lead to favorable outcomes. In addition to physical interaction, mental health is becoming more of a focus for corporate leaders. In many global corporations, HR is providing more support for employees with mental health issues.

* Technological/AI advancements will continue to influence the workplace. Examples include fast food chains adding ordering kiosks and warehouses using automated order pickers. Chatboto programs that facilitate text conversations--and similar forms of Al are expected to save companies millions of dollars in salary expenditures annually

* As the economy continues to improve, employers will invest greater sums into the training and development of their employees, which will be utilized to fill the gaps in employee skill sets, and will help companies work to full capacity in an improving economy. This will be most essential for Generation Z employees, who...