Category: Workforce

Amid an uncertain economic outlook, employers are finding ways to thin their workforce other than outright layoffs, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 26. 

California, Washington and Oregon plan to end healthcare worker COVID-19 requirements, effective April 3.

Several workers at Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital have received death threats and hate-filled calls after the hospital’s board approved a report concluding it led a strong COVID-19 response, the Herald-Tribune reported March 3. 

Hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with staffing challenges, including shortages. Below are the number of job openings at hospitals and health systems that were named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Hospitals Honor Roll.

A number of trends have gained traction on social media and in the workplace in recent months, with “conscious quitting” being among the most recent, Fortune reported Feb. 28. 

More Americans are in part-time roles, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 25. 

Physicians at a New York health system and a California system each filed petitions this month with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists.

Economists agree that workers are missing from the labor force — but they can’t agree on exactly how many, or exactly where they’ve gone, Bloomberg reported Feb. 24

Generation Z is beginning to enter the workforce — and as staffing shortages persist in healthcare, it becomes increasingly important to know how to attract new talent. 

Kaiser Permanente plans to move 1,200 administrative jobs from its headquarters in Oakland, Calif., to a suburb about 30 miles away, The San Francisco Chronicle reported Feb. 22.