When it comes to a four-day workweek, the arguments for and against such an approach are varied, and its use depends on the industry and role. However, one thing is clear: There is data pointing to a growing trend.

Ruthless ascensions of the corporate ladder have been popularized — and glamorized — in movies and TV shows. But being a jerk at work will not always work in one's favor, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 1. 

A bill introduced last month in Missouri aims to protect healthcare workers from violent attacks by patients, according to NBC affiliate KSDK.

Improving staffing and aligning leadership with staff were the two most common ways physicians and nurses wanted hospitals to alleviate burnout, a KLAS Arch Collaborative report found.

Many U.S. companies are struggling to measure employees' productivity in a modern business landscape shaped by the rise of remote work and artificial intelligence, Bloomberg reported Feb. 5. 

Rather than taking job cuts personally, employees are sharing them publicly, Bloomberg reported Feb. 5. 

The share of employees reporting a positive six-month business outlook for their employer has hit a new low, according to company review platform Glassdoor's most recent Employee Confidence Index.

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital announced Feb. 5 a second cohort for its clinical leadership development program titled Elevate.

Throughout 2023, healthcare saw a rate of employment growth that it hadn't seen in more than three decades. 

Pennsylvania hospitals' efforts to grow the healthcare workforce helped reduce turnover rates by an average of 28% for key positions statewide over the past year.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobs report, published Feb. 2, indicating employment gains in several areas of healthcare, including hospitals.

In a time of increasing scrutiny, not-for-profit healthcare providers must become aware of their CEO-to-typical-employee pay ratio. Now is the time to determine and prepare to communicate those pay ratios.

The "Great Resignation," referring to the mass exodus of workers recorded at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, was a prominent narrative across industries, including healthcare. However, Maxine Carrington, senior vice president and chief people officer for New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, told Becker's she never subscribed to the storyline.

Two bills aimed at protecting hospital workers are receiving growing recognition and support in Congress and from healthcare groups and executives. 

Healthcare/products companies and manufacturers, including hospitals, announced an increase in job cuts in January compared to December, according to one new analysis. However, the total in January is below the total for the same month year over year.

The number of U.S. employers requiring a full return to in-person work may be shrinking, but CEOs of several major companies are still pushing for five days in the office, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 30.

UNC Health has asked state and federal health officials for help to investigate a possible cluster of cancer cases tied to its clinical laboratory, a spokesperson for the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based system confirmed to Becker's Jan. 31.

Several members of Congress have introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, a law that provides federal funding to prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among healthcare workers.

A new analysis suggests managers are more likely to lay off remote workers compared to employees who work from an office or have a hybrid role, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Many healthcare workers left their jobs a year into the pandemic even though overall employment in the sector remained steady, according to a new study that adds texture to the ongoing examination of workforce tumult facing hospitals and health systems.