Category: Workforce

Emory drops COVID-19 shot mandate for staff

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

AI is more likely to snatch women's jobs: McKinsey

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. 

Managers split on face-to-face interviews

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. 

Firefighters oppose Banner's planned $400M hospital

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. 

Nearly 1 in 5 workers are 'loud quitting': Gallup

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

Hospitals tackle workforce challenges: 3 recent initiatives

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. 

4 employees reach 9,000: Gundersen's career center tops 1st-year expectations

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…

8 workforce trends influencing 2023

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…

Remote work's biggest fans? 6-figure earners

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. 

Workforce enters a new era: Old age

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…