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How Does Gig Nursing Work Affect Patients, Nurses And Health Care Facilities?
Shawnika Howell has been a nurse for 13 years, primarily in long-term care, but around the time of the winter 2021 COVID-19 surge, she decided to find some extra work through something new: an app called Clipboard. The app lets nurses and nurse aides book individual...
Studies Show Gig Workers Less Emotionally Invested Than Full-Time Employees
As the so-called gig economy continues to grow, so do questions about how this type of nontraditional work compares to full-time work arrangements and how these new relationships differ and impact performance and commitment. Researchers from the University of New...
Economists Say Job Market Is Strong — Workers Disagree
The job market remains strong despite gradual cooling from pandemic-era highs, according to labor economists — but workers don't seem to share that outlook. Employee confidence fell last month to its lowest level since 2016, according to...
Retirement Mentorship Programs: A Win-Win For Advisers And Clients
After several decades of working and saving, the transition into retirement can be tricky. Not only can retirement involve a major lifestyle shift (i.e., how to fill all of those hours that were previously spent at work) but also a financial transition from...
How To Balance Entrepreneurship And Family Life In 2023 And Beyond
The 21st century offers an unprecedented marriage of technology and daily living, a union that was only accelerated by the unforeseen challenges of the global pandemic. Digital platforms, which were once luxury additions, have transformed into indispensable lifelines...
8 Steps to Implement Head-and-Heart Business Leadership
Team members today expect a more human side of leadership. Here's how to bring this style to your employees. With today's rapidly changing environment, I see many business leaders reverting to the "command and control" leadership model, in an effort to be more...
The Employer-Educator Partnership That Can Fill U.S. Jobs
For going on a decade and a half, much has been made of the chronic shortage of workers. Month after month, U.S. employers post millions of jobs while millions of Americans are actively seeking them — and yet those positions remain unfilled. The situation appears only...
IT Teams Are Taking On More Responsibilities With Hybrid Work And Cloud Adoption
IT and security teams now are responsible for more functions, while corporate networks expand their footprint with employees moving to hybrid work and applications moving to cloud platforms. For instance, 52% of IT security professionals were not responsible for...
