Category: Workforce

Gen Z, older workers learn to speak each other's languages as workplace communication moves online

Key differences in communication styles exist between older and younger generations. And when it comes to communication in multigenerational workplaces, these differences have the potential to confuse colleagues and create challenges, The Washingt…

Healthcare must innovate to attract and retain workforce, AHA says in new report

The U.S. nursing workforce lost more than 100,000 people between 2019 and 2022, its largest decline in 40 years, and the American Hospital Association wants to do something about that to ensure healthcare systems can retain workers, a new report said.

Healthcare must innovate to attract and retain workforce, AHA says in new report

The U.S. nursing workforce lost more than 100,000 people between 2019 and 2022, its largest decline in 40 years, and the American Hospital Association wants to do something about that to ensure healthcare systems can retain workers, a new report said.

Long COVID's toll on retirement planning

Americans living with long COVID-19 have not only experienced the health effects related to the condition, but also significant effects to their finances, medical expenses and jobs, CNBC reported Dec. 8.

5 hiring tactics helping health systems beat the staffing crisis

Hospitals and health systems are getting creative with hiring tactics as staffing shortages continue to plague the industry — because when finances are tight, $30,000 bonuses are not in the budget for everyone. 

New York has 9,000+ nurse job openings; healthcare leaders urge state action

Upstate New York healthcare leaders and lawmakers are urging state legislative action to address staffing shortages that they say have become a crisis, the Times Union reported Dec. 7. 

'Career cushioning' replaces 'quiet quitting' in a more uncertain job market

While the trend of “quiet quitting” gained traction on social media earlier this year, there is another workforce trend being discussed recently: “career cushioning,” according to Bloomberg News.

Remote work is slowing CDC overhaul, leaders say

A heavily remote workforce may be slowing an overhaul of the CDC, Kaiser Health News reported Dec. 5. 

New green card proposals will harm international nursing recruitment, AHA warns

Congressional proposals to change green card rules could have a highly negative effect on the ability of healthcare groups to employ foreign nurses at a time of national labor shortages, the American Hospital Association warned in a letter to House of …

Gen Z's complex healthcare workforce, explained in 30 numbers

Generation Z will compose 30 percent of the workforce by 2030 — and their after-tax income is expected to reach $2 trillion in the same time frame, according to a recent report from social media company Snap Inc.