Category: Workforce

Recent studies suggest brainstorming sessions conducted via videoconference may yield less creative ideas than in-person meetings.

A proposal that would define the workweek in the state of California as 32 hours for larger companies, failed to advance in the state legislature, The Wall Street Journal reported May 2.

Across industries, 4.54 million Americans quit or changed jobs in March, the highest level since December 2000, according to seasonally adjusted data released May 3 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The U.S. labor market will fully recapture all jobs lost during the pandemic by the end of August, Fitch Ratings forecasts. 

An employee took their own life April 27 at the Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara (Calif.) Medical Center, the hospital’s physician-in-chief confirmed. 

Although compensation increases have played a key role in retaining and recruiting healthcare employees amid a major workforce shortage, perks such as mental health services and education financial assistance have also helped meet staff needs.

California, Colorado, Missouri, Wyoming and 10 other states have joined a National Governors Association program to grow and retain the healthcare workforce.

Nurses at Waimea-based Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital did not come to an agreement on pay with Queen’s Health System during their meeting last week, but the sides will meet with a federal mediator April 28, Hawai’i Public Radio reported.

The Great Resignation hit healthcare workers in a unique way, with abuse, misinformation and death and trauma on a massive scale — all affecting their ability to do their jobs safely. 

The American Hospital Association is calling on the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration not to finalize its emergency temporary COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers.