Meetings starting after 8 p.m. have increased 16% year over year, according to a June 17 article analyzing Microsoft 365 usage and published by WorkLab, a Microsoft publication. This trend, combined with 4 in 10 global employees checking email at…
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Sixty-two percent of U.S. employees do not have high-quality work schedules, a factor tied to increased turnover and reduced productivity, according to a June 10 Gallup article. The findings are based on the American Job Quality Study, which surveyed 18,429…
Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers began an open-ended strike June 18 at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (Calif.) and its satellite clinics. Nine things to know: 1. The strike involves 1,300 NUHW-represented workers at the hospital, including…
A New Mexico judge has agreed with a state labor board, finding that University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho violated a union’s right to bargain over a proposed 2023 layoff, the Santa Fe New Mexican…
Jeff Bloemker, CEO of Ray County Hospital and Healthcare in Richmond, Mo., has been placed on administrative leave, according to a June 12 report from KMZU. The hospital’s board took the step during its May meeting, the radio station reported.…
Members of District 1199 Service Employees International Union New England began a 30-hour sit-in June 12 in front of Care New England headquarters in Providence, R.I., amid an ongoing labor strike at CNE’s Butler Hospital, according to a union news…
Members of SEIU 121RN have ratified their first labor contract with Anaheim (Calif.) Regional Medical Center, according to a union news release shared with Becker’s. The agreement, ratified June 4, covers more than 300 registered nurses. According to SEIU 121RN,…
Turnover among chief human resources officers rose 15% globally in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to a recent report from Russell Reynolds Associates. Russell Reynolds’ CHRO Turnover Index analyzes CHRO appointments and…
UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland (Calif.) and its satellite clinics are bracing for an open-ended strike set to begin June 18. Representing more than 1,300 employees, the National Union of Healthcare Workers recently approved the action in a bid to halt…
Members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa at the Mayo Clinic Hospital Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minn., have approved a new three-year labor contract, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. The agreement, approved June 6, covers 700 members at Methodist,…