School may be out for the summer, but the office is still very much in session, at least for employees who work year-round. On top of working a nine-to-five, they may well be coordinating everything from vacation PTO to summer camp drop-off over the next few months.

With all the distractions summertime can bring, it’s no surprise that 41% of full-time employed adults report being less productive during the summer months, according to a recent survey fielded by the Harris Poll on behalf of HR software company Dayforce from May 9–15. Over one-third (35%) reported slacking off while their boss is on vacation.

Some employers have introduced more flexible work policies to beat this summer slump, the data suggests. More than one-half (58%) of those surveyed said their employer offers some type of summertime flexibility, including flexible work hours/schedules (32%), increased work-from-home options (22%), summer Fridays (19%), and seasonal work-from-anywhere options (17%).

HR Brew spoke with a few employers that have found ways to introduce flexibility into their workplaces, especially during the summertime.

Keep reading here.—CV

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Many workers may soon trust AI to independently do some tasks for them, but they still want human oversight and touchpoints for certain functions, according to new data from Salesforce.

Building trust. The majority (77%) of respondents said they’ll eventually trust autonomous AI to make work easier, according to a spring Salesforce survey released on June 26. However, just 10% of the 6,000 knowledge workers surveyed in nine countries said they currently “trust AI to operate autonomously today.”

There are notable differences in who has confidence in the emerging technology. More than one-half (51%) of leaders who responded to the survey said they rely on AI to do their work, versus just 40% of the employees who responded. Respondents who understand how AI is used in their workplace are five times more likely to trust AI to operate autonomously within the next two years. But 54% of workers said they don’t know how AI is being used or regulated at their company

Big picture. There are wider concerns about the impact AI may have on jobs and workers’ quality of life, and the risks should be taken seriously, according to Goldman. She said it’s incumbent on companies and governments to create AI safeguards together.

Keep reading here.—KP

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