Category: Workforce

Competition for healthcare talent is intensifying at the global level, leaving some countries with an edge and others at a disadvantage, including the U.S. 

Generation Z workers may be missing a crucial skill many other generations have taken for granted: talking on the phone, CBS News reported Aug. 1.

After a shooting at Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital left a security guard dead and injured a worker, the hospital outlined tighter security measures, but nurses told The Lund Report they still don’t feel safe.

Many people are familiar with the term “quiet quitting,” which refers to a phenomenon in which employees reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role. Now another labor-related trend is trending: “quiet hiring.”

U.S. employees are using their vacation time more than they have in over a decade, according to a July 28 report from The Wall Street Journal. This comes after a slump in recent years due to the pandemic and fears of a recession. 

Effective immediately, employees at Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare will no longer be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. 

Generative AI could automate 30 percent of U.S. work hours by 2030, according to a July 26 report from McKinsey & Co. As a result, the economy could “reweight” toward higher-wage jobs — leaving women’s roles most vulnerable. 

The effects of COVID-19 still linger in some HR departments, although a slight majority of hiring managers are shifting back to in-person interviews, according to a recent survey from The Harris Poll. 

Phoenix-based Banner Health plans to build a $400 million hospital in Scottsdale, Ariz. — but local firefighters believe they should leave the area’s healthcare to Mayo Clinic and HonorHealth. 

While “quiet quitting” remains a trend among the global workforce, employees are also “loud quitting,” Gallup finds.