The Impact of COVID-19 on the Older Workforce: Reforms to Ensure a Safer Future for Older WorkersCoco, AngelaNAELA Journal
that’s about double the average number of sick days taken by US workers in the decade before the pandemic. Stated differently, the cumulative impact of lost time due to COVID-19 is equivalent to a 0.8 to 2.6 percent reduction in the availability of the US workforce.6In our view, t...
COVID-19 has a direct impact on the employment of older people. This adds to the challenge of ageism. The World Health Organization has started a worldwide campaign to combat ageism and has called for more research and evidence-based strategies that have the potential to be scaled up. This ...
How to effectively manage remote workforce to ensure business continuity? However, lack of a single source of truth and a consolidated view of COVID impact integrated with employee data is hindering leaders to manage this problem effectively. Hexaware has come up with simple, flexible, dynamic & ...
Understand the impact on people and priorities We lay out six steps to help define your people framework in a way that aligns with your purpose.In the era of COVID-19, organizations must be clear on the values that align with their purpose and actively plan to protect these work...
Around 7.6 million jobs, or 24 percent of the UK workforce, are at risk because of COVID-19-related lockdowns. People and places with the lowest incomes are the most vulnerable.
COVID-19cultural economyworkforce diversityinclusionscreen industriesThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cultural economy poses a significant threat to inclusion and workforce diversity. This article combines pre-COVID-19 research with emerging industry and policy evidence to identify where key ...
Findings from this investigation suggest COVID-19 continues to meaningfully impact the workplace experiences of older Black and Hispanic workers. While much of the world seems eager to move on or get “back to normal” from the pandemic (Philips, 2022), residual fear and anxiety around health ...
Globally, women account for 39 percent of the workforce, but as much as 54 percent of the job losses due to COVID-19, by our estimates. This is partly the sectors and occupations that they work in, like retail, accommodation and food services. It’s partly the burde...
Health Workforce 1. Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the difficulties faced by frontline health workers around the world. The disease has been associated with increased mortality amongst physicians and other health care workers [1], [2]. Other physical symptoms such as exhaustion, pain an...