Category: Workforce

Hospitals and health systems have long sought to attract, retain and develop employees. However, organizations are even more focused on these initiatives today amid an evolving workforce. 

The Career Development Center at La Crosse, Wis.-based Gundersen Health System is small: four team members working entirely online. But that tiny crew zeros in on some of healthcare’s biggest problems — talent attraction, retention and development — to…

This year has been a tumultuous one for the workforce as layoffs rise and the economy wavers. These eight trends help paint the picture of the current labor force: one that values flexibility as companies tug it back, and grapples with the merging of n…

The push for remote work has been attributed by some to Generation Z, but new research indicates a different population pushing for the freedom to work from anywhere: well-paid longtime employees. 

There has been abundant discussion about how Generation Z will change the workforce with their interest in balance and flexibility. But a lesser-discussed, already-present trend will also affect the labor force in the coming decade: an increasing prese…

Members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa at Minneapolis-based Allina Health will no longer be subject to a policy change making the flu vaccine a condition of employment, the health system and union confirmed to Becker’s.

Across the U.S., women’s employment has reached an all-time high, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey.

Various workforce trends have gained traction in recent years. The latest making its way through social media: “lazy girl job.” 

If you email an employee at 4 p.m., you might not hear back until 10 p.m. That’s the new norm in today’s flexible worksphere, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Facing rising costs, lower reimbursements and increased care demands, health systems are in need of serious transformation. Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health created a new C-suite position to tackle these positions and redesign the system for futu…