Category: Workforce

What is 'loud quitting'? Healthcare labor action may be 1 example

Hospital and health system workers have long participated in strikes and other labor actions across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention. In recent years, they have increasingly held actions …

HHS investing $100M to grow nursing workforce

HHS is investing more than $100 million to train more nurses and address the rising demand for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified midwives and nurse faculty.

Healthcare, home of dangerous jobs

Healthcare workers have more anecdotal evidence of rising violence in their places of work, and one key data point backs the notion that jobs in hospitals, nursing homes and other care settings are increasingly high-risk to physical well-being. 

Gen Z workers struggle to unplug, survey finds

Among generations, Generation Z — those born in 1997 or later — struggle the most to disconnect from work.

UAMS eliminates 51 jobs

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, plagued by financial troubles, is laying off 51 workers across support services, administration and service lines. 

Michigan hospital closure to affect 108 workers

A total of 108 team members will be affected by the closure of Lakeview, Mich.-based Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital in October, a letter to the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity says, according to the Daily News.  

The latest workforce term: 'Grumpy staying'

From “loud quitting” to “quiet quitting,” various workforce trends have gained traction in recent years. Among the latest trends: “Grumpy staying.” 

51% of workers considering leaving jobs: Gallup

While a number of employees in the global workforce are staying with their jobs, there are also those who are watching for or actively seeking a new role, Gallup finds. 

The workplaces hiring twice as fast

Companies that allow employees to work remotely are hiring new workers at nearly double the rate of organizations based strictly in-office, according to Forbes. 

Growing nurse-patient ratios 'catastrophic formula' for increasing healthcare violence, consultant says

A growing disparity between the number of patients and nurses assigned to them is helping lead to increasing violence in healthcare facilities, according to an Aug. 7 PBS report.