Category: Workforce

Companies' Friday compromise

As Capitol Hill weighs a shortened workweek, many companies are already unofficially carrying one out, The Wall Street Journal reported March 27. 

6 top pulls for Gen Z job seekers

Despite the buzz around flexible work, it is not among Generation Z’s top three desirable elements in a new job, according to a March 26 report. 

Why a Texas system hasn't hired a travel nurse in 30 years

Beth Schmidt remembers the last time Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System hired a travel nurse, and it was not recently. 

Top contributors to staff shortages, according to CFOs

CFOs said scarcity of talent was the top contributor to staff shortages, according to a report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Eliciting Insights. 

Gen Z's professional weak spots

Most Gen Zers believe they’re graduating well-equipped with skills employers value. Employers beg to differ, according to a March 26 report. 

New federal bill seeks to 'ban DEI in medicine'

A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives could prevent medical schools from receiving federal financial assistance if they adopt certain diversity, equity and inclusion policies. 

16 states still catching up to pre-pandemic worker counts

Texas has 1 million more people working today than in February 2020, while more than a dozen states have seen the reverse, with employment lagging behind pre-pandemic levels, according to Bloomberg.

20 states facing acute nursing shortages

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of registered nurses will grow 6% between 2022 and 2032. About 193,100 openings for RNs are projected each year on average over the decade as workers move to different occupations or depart t…

'Laptop class' losing Americans' favor

Bosses aren’t the only ones pushing back against remote work: American workers are tiring of the debate, too, according to a recent survey for Bloomberg News.

Clinicians urge lawmakers to act on workplace violence

The presidents of the American Nurses Association, American College of Emergency Physicians and Emergency Nurses Associations urged lawmakers to pass two bills aimed at strengthening workplace safety protections for healthcare workers during a congress…