After taking a significant hit in January 2020, employee engagement appears to be making a comeback.
Category: Workforce
Talent drain a top risk for healthcare, executives say
Amid staffing challenges, finding and keeping workforce talent is a top risk in healthcare, according to a PwC August Pulse Survey.
Companies lean into 'quiet cutting'
Companies are avoiding hard layoffs but still cutting jobs by reassigning employees to different roles — a trend dubbed “quiet cutting,” The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 27.
'We can no longer simply increase wages': What health systems are doing instead for retention
The national healthcare staffing shortage has inflated wages and increased competition for talented nurses and clinical support staff. For a while, hospitals’ main retention strategy was increased wages; that’s changing as nurses feel more comfortable …
Evidence-based course helps Ochsner physician leaders tackle wellness
Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, chief wellness officer of New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, understands the value of developing wellness programs to promote a healthy and productive workforce.
4-day week wins workers' support
Eighty-one percent of the full-time workforce supports a four-day work week — and most of them would sacrifice something for it, according to an Aug. 23 survey from Bankrate.
CVS Health laying off employees in at least 9 states
CVS Health said Aug. 1 that it is eliminating 5,000 “non-customer-facing positions” across the company. According to WARN documents filed in August, those layoffs are taking place across at least nine states.
'Lazy girl jobs' go beyond Gen Z, experts say
“Lazy girl jobs” is among the phrases related to the workplace that have gained traction in recent years.
Connecticut expands overtime protections for nurses
A new law regarding mandatory overtime for registered nurses at hospitals is slated to take effect Oct. 1 in Connecticut.
Connecticut expands overtime protections for nurses
A new law regarding mandatory overtime for registered nurses at hospitals is slated to take effect Oct. 1 in Connecticut.
