Category: Workforce

Arbitrator strikes down flu vaccine requirement for Allina union workers

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.

Gaps between rates of men and women in the workforce, by state

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.

Inside the latest workforce trend: 'Lazy girl job'

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

Goodbye 9 to 5: Workers' laptops close at 4

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. 

The rise of health system chief transformation officers

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…

Rochester Regional eyes operational changes, hires 475 international nurses

Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health is experiencing the same workforce challenges as all health systems across the U.S.

OSHA to require certain employers to submit injury, illness data

The U.S. Department of Labor today has issued a final rule that will require certain employers in high-hazard industries, including healthcare, to electronically submit injury and illness information — which they are already required to keep — to the O…

NYC Health + Hospitals spent $2B on temporary staff: Report

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has spent at least $2 billion on temporary employees since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a figure larger than previously reported contract worker costs, Politico reported July 17. 

Massachusetts hospitals join forces to fill 19K job vacancies

Hospitals, health systems and provider organizations in Massachusetts have launched a multilingual digital campaign to recruit workers.

Hybrid work here to stay: Report

Hybrid work is not going away anytime soon, with office attendance stabilizing at 30 percent below pre-pandemic norms, according to a report from McKinsey Global Institute.