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Unemployment claims reach pandemic low
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits last week declined to the lowest level since the pandemic began in March 2020, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 28. -
Workers are turning to AI over humans for career advice
A new study has found that 82 percent of employees believe artificial intelligence can support their careers better than humans, CNBC reported Oct. 26. -
New Jersey hospital mandates boosters for J&J vaccinated employees
University Hospital in Newark, N.J., implemented a COVID-19 vaccine booster mandate for employees who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot. -
Diversity, equity strongly correlated to retention at health systems, analysis shows
Healthcare organizations that instill the values of diversity and equity within their culture are less likely to lose workers, according to an Oct. 27 analysis from Press Ganey. -
Maine unveils initiatives to strengthen, expand healthcare workforce
Maine is pursuing tuition support programs that will provide financial support to allow more people to become medical professionals, part of initiatives to strengthen the state's healthcare workforce, Gov. Janet Mills announced Oct. 25. -
Prospero Health expands in Tennessee, commits to hiring 530 total in next 5 years
Memphis, Tenn.-based Prospero Health announced Oct. 25 an expansion of its headquarters to an 80,000-square-foot facility in downtown Memphis. -
Luminis Health invests $29M in employee recruitment, retainment
Luminis Health is offering a bonus to full-time bedside registered nurses with more than two decades of experience, part of a $29 million investment in employee recruitment and retention, the Annapolis, Md.-based health system said Oct. 26. -
State psychiatric facilities under strain
Patients with mental health crises are having to wait days to get beds in Georgia, Virginia and Texas as public facilities feel the strain of understaffing and the pandemic, NBC News reported Oct. 24. -
Remote work sparks job appreciation for 3 in 4 employees, study finds
Remote work has delivered a boost to employees' feelings of appreciation and contentment in their careers, according to a Velocity Global study. -
What Amazon's chief health officer says is the biggest workplace health challenge of the century
Vin Gupta, MD, chief health officer at Amazon, said investing into the top workforce health challenge aside from COVID-19 will have long-term gain, CNBC reported Oct. 22. -
How two states are looking to address workforce shortages
As staffing shortages persist in healthcare systems across the country, state officials are exploring different ways to alleviate the problem. -
WHO calls for 'immediate' action to protect healthcare workers, estimates 115,000 have died from COVID-19
The World Health Organization on Oct. 21 urged leaders to take "immediate" and "concrete" action to protect healthcare workers against the COVID-19 pandemic, citing the estimated 115,000 who have died from the virus between January 2020 and May 2021. -
Vaccination mandates contributing to workforce supply problems, federal report says
U.S. employers are experiencing high demand for workers, but labor growth is being hindered by a low supply of workers, in part because of COVID-19 vaccination mandates, the Federal Reserve said Oct. 20. -
53% of mothers less satisfied at work after pandemic
Working women have been affected by child care shortages, dropping off the payroll. A study from care.com has shown that 53 percent of mothers are less satisfied now than before the pandemic. -
Labor Department taking over workplace safety oversight from 3 states
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Oct. 19 that it is moving to relieve Utah, Arizona and South Carolina of their workplace safety oversight because of failure to adopt stricter COVID-19 protection policies, according to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. -
Yale New Haven Health fires 94 unvaccinated staffers
Ninety-four employees at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health lost their jobs Oct. 18 because they failed to meet the system's COVID-19 vaccination requirement, according to the New Haven Register. -
What's next for unvaccinated, unemployed healthcare workers?
A growing number of hospitals and health systems have mandated COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, leaving questions about what's next for a trove of unvaccinated healthcare workers who've been terminated or resigned. -
RWJBarnabas fires 118 workers over vaccination mandate
RWJBarnabas Health has fired 118 staff members for not complying with the West Orange, N.J.-based health system's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to a statement shared with Becker's. -
Mandates spur uptick in employee vaccinations: Early results from 5 Massachusetts hospitals, health systems
Mandates requiring COVID-19 vaccination at Massachusetts health systems have prompted many healthcare workers to get inoculated, although some are still holding off amid looming deadlines and threats of termination, The Boston Globe reported Oct. 15, citing information from hospital officials in the state. -
Nebraska governor issues executive order to expand workforce capacity in hospitals
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed an executive order Oct. 13 to expand workforce capacity to ensure Nebraskans retain access to healthcare workers, reports ABC7.
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