Health systems are happy to point out how their contract labor costs are declining significantly from COVID-19 highs as results season gets into full swing. At the same time, the phrase "national labor shortage" is often in accompanying sentences.
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Nurses are raising concerns surrounding how the opening of Kaiser Permanente's third hospital in the San Diego area is affecting staffing at the health system's other two hospitals in the region, according to KPBS.
From "loud quitting" to "quiet quitting," various workforce trends have gained traction in recent years. Among the latest trends: "Grumpy staying."
While a number of employees in the global workforce are staying with their jobs, there are also those who are watching for or actively seeking a new role, Gallup finds.
Companies that allow employees to work remotely are hiring new workers at nearly double the rate of organizations based strictly in-office, according to Forbes.
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A growing disparity between the number of patients and nurses assigned to them is helping lead to increasing violence in healthcare facilities, according to an Aug. 7 PBS report.
Healthcare workers are significantly more likely to die from fatal drug overdoses than those working outside the field, according to a study published Aug. 7 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued proposed regulations Aug. 7 for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Ninety-four percent of business leaders avoid hiring recent college graduates at times, according to a recent survey.
Recent shootings and other attacks in healthcare settings have called attention to violence in the industry.