As interest rates soar, new study reveals insecure workers are ‘trapped’ and 42% fear job losses
Researchers from the Work Foundation at Lancaster University say the notion that people are choosing to stay in insecure work ...
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The time is right to attract new public health workers with evidence-based job descriptions and eye-catching job postings
July 5, 2023-- Health departments have a historic opportunity to bolster their workforce due to new funding but often do ...
1.3 million disabled workers trapped in insecure work in UK – and 430,000 want to work more hours
Disabled workers are 1.5 times more likely than non-disabled to be in severely insecure work Disabled women are more than ...
Mandatory Covid vaccines for care home workers caused reduction in staff, new research finds
New research by the University of Nottingham estimates that the care home sector in England was left with up to ...
Sustainability of a 12-month lifestyle intervention delivered by community health workers in reducing blood pressure in Nepal: 5-year follow-up of an open-label, cluster randomised (COBIN) trial
The sustainability and scalability of limited duration interventions in low- and middle-income countries remain unclear. A study published in The ...
Company culture shapes willingness of workers to act sustainably, research shows
Amidst rising concerns about the global climate crisis, Princeton researchers have uncovered the surprisingly large role that companies play in ...
Patterns of life-stress impacts caused by COVID-19 among U.S. essential workers of color
A new study published in the Journal of the Society for Social Work & Research examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Gratitude practice among health care workers shows positive effects on well-being, with limitations
Researchers tested a digital version of a positive psychology intervention called “Three Good Things” (3GT) among health care workers to ...
Stress-management interventions may help individual healthcare workers for at least a year
Interventions aimed at reducing work-related stress for individual healthcare workers may lead to improvements in how people cope with stress ...
Research reveals majority of gig economy workers are earning below minimum wage
As the cost of living continues to spiral, a new report shows more than half of gig economy workers in ...
Best path to fair living wage for global supply chain workers may take an indirect route new research suggests
Toronto - Want to make a positive difference in the wage conditions of developing country factory workers churning out products ...
Community health workers in early childhood well-child care for Medicaid-insured children
About The Study: The intervention examined in this randomized clinical trial resulted in improvements in the receipt of preventive care services ...
Managers exploit loyal workers over less committed colleagues
DURHAM, N.C. – Company loyalty is a double-edged sword, according to a new study. Managers target loyal workers over less ...
Workers’ and bosses’ trust in teleworking is key
In recent years, teleworking – spurred by the implementation of information and communication technologies and the recent pandemic, particularly – has ...
Study highlights challenges facing transgender and non-binary workers
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) highlights some of the challenges that transgender and non-binary staff ...
Community health workers can help protect pregnant women and their babies from malaria
Community health workers can make a great difference in increasing the number of pregnant women who receive life-saving preventive antimalarial ...
CANDOR can boost job satisfaction in healthcare workers and potentially prevent burnout
There is widespread concern across the US about the high incidence of burnout among healthcare workers. The symptoms of burnout ...
Social workers experienced depression, PTSD, and anxiety at alarming rates during pandemic
Toronto, ON — A new study published in the journal International Social Work has uncovered concerning rates of depression, post-traumatic ...
Workers moving products in the U.S. food supply chain at high risk of injury
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Workers tasked with moving products in the immense U.S. food system are at a high risk ...
Patients with high blood pressure who partnered with community health workers more likely to achieve blood pressure control
Patients with hypertension paired with a community health worker (CHW) through their primary care practice were more than three and ...