Workers across industries are experiencing the “infinite workday,” as meetings starting after 8 p.m. have increased 16% year over year, according to a Microsoft 365 report. One contributing factor is a 35% rise in meetings across multiple time zones since…
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The availability of six-figure remote and hybrid job opportunities is shrinking to near pre-pandemic levels, with exceptions in two industries: healthcare and technology, according to a new report from career site Ladders. The “Q2 2025 Ladders Quarterly High Paying Jobs…
Oak Bluffs, Mass.-based Martha’s Vineyard Hospital said it has reached its $30 million goal in private donations to fund its workforce housing project in Edgartown and awarded housing to 35 employees. The hospital, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham,…
Forty-four health systems were featured on Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Best Employers for New Grads. The list, published May 20 in partnership with market research firm Statista, is based on survey responses from more than 100,000 professionals with less…
Generation Z healthcare workers do not just ask for career growth and development — “they demand it,” Justin Fulton, senior vice president and chief talent and learning officer at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health, told Becker’s. Insights from the health system’s…
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Hundreds of unionized employees at UC San Diego Health and UCSF Health are staging one-day strikes this week, protesting recent layoffs that labor groups allege threaten patient care and exacerbate staffing shortages across the University of California health system. On…
Shortening a workweek to four days without cutting pay has shown to improve job task efficiency and decrease employee fatigue across 141 companies, according to research published July 21 in Nature. The study involved companies that allowed employees to work…
While slightly more men returned to the office between 2023 and 2024, the share of women working from home held steady, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. In 2024, 29% of men worked from home, down from 34%…
Twenty-five U.S. metropolitan areas have been identified as hot spots for hiring, job listings and talent migration, according to LinkedIn News’ “Cities on the Rise” list. Hospitals and health systems are among the top hiring employers in these regions, according…
Leaders at St. Louis-based SSM Health have found value in walking the walk. The system’s “Walk a Mile in Your Shoes” program puts system executives in the shoes of employees who perform front-line daily operations to help them understand the…