Category: Workforce

Layoffs hit remote workers harder, analysis finds

A new analysis suggests managers are more likely to lay off remote workers compared to employees who work from an office or have a hybrid role, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Heavy healthcare hiring softened sting of quits, analysis suggests

Many healthcare workers left their jobs a year into the pandemic even though overall employment in the sector remained steady, according to a new study that adds texture to the ongoing examination of workforce tumult facing hospitals and health systems…

The only US high school inside a hospital

Cleveland-based MetroHealth system touts the first and only high school to be located inside a hospital.

Quiet, loud quitters cost US employers $1.9 trillion

The paradigm shift between employers and employees continues in the United States, with 33% of employees saying they were engaged in their work throughout 2023 with their disengaged counterparts costing employers $1.9 trillion in lost productivity. 

Inside IU Health's talent strategy

Nicole Paulk serves as senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Indianapolis-based IU Health, and she told Becker’s that the organization’s focus on talent has evolved, including beyond nursing and medical school. 

Colorado considers bill to protect healthcare workers from violence

A bill in the Colorado Legislature aims to prevent workplace violence in certain healthcare settings.

Employers look to enhance time-off programs

Many employers are considering more investments in leave and paid time-off programs as part of their larger recruitment and retention strategies, new survey findings show. 

The Great Resignation is a now misleading storyline for hospitals: Analysis

The mass exodus of workers recorded at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic sloganed as “The Great Resignation” once applied to hospitals. But not anymore, according to an analysis published in NEJM Catalyst. 

Health systems execs revitalize the nursing workforce

Many hospitals and health systems saw a large number of nurse exits during the pandemic, either to join travel agencies, retire or leave the healthcare industry altogether.

8 healthcare occupations with the most projected new jobs

Among healthcare occupations, home health and personal care aides have the highest projected numeric change in employment from 2022 to 2032.