While fear among U.S. workers of catching COVID-19 on the job has faded during the pandemic, this fear remains a factor for about 1 in 4 employed adults, Gallup finds.
Category: Workforce
22 states ask CMS to withdraw healthcare worker vaccine mandate
A coalition of 22 states has filed a petition seeking to repeal the Biden administration’s rule that requires employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if they work in healthcare facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding.
Fearing layoffs, more employees search for a ‘plan B’ job. Are their worries warranted?
More employees are anticipating layoffs and have started looking for “plan B” jobs to beat their employer to the cut. Such measures may not be necessary, recent data suggests — though workers could be spurred on by tech giants’ recent mass firings.
Healthcare employment in 20 numbers
Healthcare employment has fluctuated in recent years amid changing economic circumstances and as workers departed their roles for various reasons.
3 company habits that reel in Gen Z talent concerned about climate change
Generation Z job seekers are prioritizing company culture around sustainability over hefty pay, according to a Nov. 13 Fortune article. As a result, they are not likely to bite on shallow morals, nor are they afraid to call them out.
Parents are taking more sick days than at height of pandemic
More than 100,000 Americans missed work in October due to child care problems, an all-time high that exceeds absences recorded in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Washington Post reported Nov. 15.
Nonprofit hospitals feel squeeze of all-time-high job openings, Fitch says
Nonprofit hospitals are experiencing record-high job openings as workforce shortages persist, Fitch Ratings said in a Nov. 15 update based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Patient codes of conduct should be the norm, says hospital quality veteran
Amid the threat of workplace violence, hospitals must take further actions to protect employees, like instituting a patient code of conduct, a former UF Health-Jacksonville (Fla.) leader argues in a letter published Nov. 12.
‘Social jet lag’ makes the workforce drag: study
An “insidious” misalignment is hiding in almost half of U.S. adults’ sleep schedules — and researchers have termed it “social jet lag,” The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 8.
Where are the early 20-something job seekers?
People ages 20 to 24 are increasingly missing from the labor market, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 13.
