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Released: 14-Sep-2021 2:25 PM EDT
More than 90% of U.S. Employers Surveyed Require or Encourage COVID-19 Vaccinations
Arizona State University (ASU)

On the heels of the Biden administration’s announcement advising workplaces to encourage employee vaccinations, a comprehensive business survey conducted by Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, found that 93% of the 1,143 U.S. employers surveyed in August currently require or encourage employee vaccinations.

   
Released: 14-Sep-2021 12:25 PM EDT
Looking at the Legal Ins and Outs of Vaccine Mandates
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Associate Professor Stacey Lee, an expert in business law, health law, and negotiation, addresses some of questions raised by President Biden's recent plans for increasing COVID-19 vaccinations.

     
Released: 13-Sep-2021 3:55 PM EDT
NYC food delivery workers face a ‘harrowing world’
Cornell University

New York City’s app-based delivery workers regularly face nonpayment or underpayment, unsanitary or unsafe working conditions and the risk of violence, according to a new Cornell University ILR School report.

Released: 10-Sep-2021 7:05 AM EDT
When Everyone Works Remotely, Communication and Collaboration Suffer, Study Finds
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

As companies debate the impact of large-scale remote work, a new study of over 61,000 Microsoft employees found that working from home causes workers to become more siloed in how they communicate, engage in fewer real-time conversations, and spend fewer hours in meetings.The study, published Sept. 9 in the journal Nature Human Behaviour and co-authored by Berkeley Haas Asst.

   
Released: 9-Sep-2021 12:25 PM EDT
Cameras, not meetings, cause Zoom fatigue
University of Georgia

In the post-pandemic world, a few things have become ubiquitous: masks, hand sanitizer and Zoom fatigue, or the feeling of being worn out after a long day of virtual meetings. But new research from a team led by University of Georgia psychologist Kristen Shockley suggests that it’s not the meetings causing the fatigue—it’s the camera.

Released: 9-Sep-2021 3:55 AM EDT
Missing people fall through the cracks after government cuts
University of Portsmouth

Police forces in England say the potential for significant harm to people who go missing is rising after decades of cuts to police budgets, rising demand and lack of training.

Released: 8-Sep-2021 3:10 PM EDT
Does accountability always work? Workplace bias suppression can be difficult to sustain, study shows
University of Notre Dame

New research from the University of Notre Dame shows when and why bias suppression is so challenging to sustain from one decision to the next.

Released: 8-Sep-2021 2:25 PM EDT
Health system execs tend to rate their organizations as 'high performing' – but objective clinical measures disagree
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Health system executives tend to rate the performance of their organizations more favorably and "higher performing" than objective clinical quality measures indicate –

Released: 7-Sep-2021 4:30 PM EDT
UniSA digs deep to prevent construction worker suicides
University of South Australia

Every year 190 Australians working in the construction industry take their own lives – that’s one worker every second day. They’re confronting statistics, but for an industry that’s often fraught with risk and uncertainty, it’s a reality that the sector is determined to change.

Newswise: MEDIA ADVISORY: Global Panel Issues Recommendations on Improving Treatment of Menopausal Women in the Workplace
Released: 7-Sep-2021 2:05 PM EDT
MEDIA ADVISORY: Global Panel Issues Recommendations on Improving Treatment of Menopausal Women in the Workplace
Cedars-Sinai

Recommendations and offer advice for working women and their employers.

Released: 3-Sep-2021 10:20 AM EDT
Employer Pitfalls of the TikTok Resume Trend
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

As job seekers post video resumes on the popular app TikTok and rack up impressive page views, employers run certain risks, including overlooking potentially strong non-video savvy applicants or unwittingly succumbing to bias, says a Maryland Smith expert.

   
Released: 2-Sep-2021 1:45 PM EDT
Exploring the Role of Gender in Scholarly Authorship Disputes
Georgia Institute of Technology

A new paper co-authored by Georgia Tech found that women — as compared to their male counterparts — receive less credit for the work they put into academic publications, more frequently experience authorship disputes, and often end up losing out on opportunities for future collaboration as a result.

Released: 2-Sep-2021 10:20 AM EDT
Master’s degrees lead to better employment prospects and higher salaries
National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE)

New research from HSE University has established the link between obtaining a master’s degree and success in the labour market.

Released: 1-Sep-2021 11:50 PM EDT
Companies unintentionally penalize Black employees who don't 'codeswitch'
Cornell University

Black employees who engage in racial codeswitching – adjusting behaviors to optimize the comfort of others in exchange for a desired outcome – are consistently perceived by both Black and white people as more professional than employees who don’t codeswitch, new Cornell research has found.

Released: 1-Sep-2021 11:25 AM EDT
ARVO Women’s Leadership Development Program welcomes Class of 2021
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) today recognized the 2021 class of its popular Women’s Leadership Development Program (WLDP).

   
Released: 31-Aug-2021 3:50 PM EDT
Minimum wage hike boosts customer experience
Cornell University

A research team including Vrinda Kadiyali of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, explored a path less traveled in the minimum wage debate – the potential positive impact on customer service and found that many consumers preferred service after the minimum wage increased.

Released: 31-Aug-2021 3:30 PM EDT
Omer Sultan joins MD Anderson as new Chief Financial Officer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Omer Sultan joins MD Anderson as new Chief Financial Officer



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