Mercyhealth has terminated one of its vice presidents, Barb Bortner, after the Janesville-based health care group said it learned Bortner was involved in a $3 million fraudulent invoice and kickback scheme with a vendor.
The plea went out on Instagram: Cultura Comida y Bebida was short staffed. The Carmel-by-the-Sea restaurant could no longer offer its Oaxacan-inspired lunch and might have to cut one evening of dinner service if it wasn’t able to hire more kitchen staff within the week. So, the owners opened up a referral bonus program to the entire community. Anyone who introduced them to someone they eventually hired would receive a $200 gift card. The new employee would, too.
LinkedIn trends have a lot of influence on hiring and recruiting practices. The way businesses and job seekers use the platform can shape the way a company seeks out and onboards new employees, and this can have a big impact on how new roles are filled in the future. Experts expect many of these trends to affect recruiting and hiring in the coming year, and those in the market for new talent should learn how to effectively leverage them.
According to hospital executives and nursing administrators in several states, the struggle to find enough workers to care for people sick with COVID-19 has emerged as a critical problem as other daunting shortages, widespread early in the pandemic, have eased.
As news media report worldwide protests over racial inequality, the plight of women and Covid-19's impact on marginalized groups, the pandemic has attracted greater attention to inequity in our communities and workplaces. Moreover, it has cast a spotlight on many long-standing issues that previously had been overlooked. Today, organizations are reviewing, refining and revamping their efforts to promote a more diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) work environment as DEI has jumped to the fourth spot on HR's top priorities for this year.