ANAHEIM, Calif.—As staff shortage continues to be a problem at hospitals, registered nurses experiencing “moral distress” picketed outside West Anaheim Medical Center on Feb. 14 demanding better work conditions. About a dozen or so healthcare workers were standing at the corner of South Beach Boulevard and West Orange Avenue with signs reading, “Patients First in…
Anaheim Nurses Protest for Better Working Conditions as Hospital Becomes Overrun
February 14, 2022
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Disability Support Sector “Cut to the Bones” as Staff Furloughed Due to Virus
January 14, 2022
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People with disability are missing out on vital services as a large number of the sectors aid workers have been forced into COVID-19 isolation across the country. Health and Community Services Union official Róisín McGee said as many as 20 percent of carers were furloughed as they are either isolating or sick with the virus,…
Australian Industries Urge for Consistent Easing of Isolation Rules to Relieve Stress on Supply Chain
January 12, 2022
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Australia’s peak industry employer association is calling on the government to loosen isolation rules for a wider range of essential workers in the economy, similar to the latest changes to the food and grocery sector, to relieve the huge stress the supply chain is currently facing. “Tomorrow’s national cabinet meeting must agree to workable, consistent…
Australian Fast Food Chains Forced to Reduce Menus and Hours Due to Staff Shortage Issues
Australian customers are finding that staff shortages have not only affected supermarket shelves, but also the operation of fast-food giants, such as McDonald’s and KFC. KFC is experiencing a shortage of poultry meat, forcing some of its restaurants to offer a reduced menu. “Like many businesses across Australia, our supply chain & workforce has been…
Close Contact Essential Workers in Northern Territory Now Able to Work
January 10, 2022
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Australia’s Northern Territory government has introduced a new health direction that allows workers who are essential to the operation of critical frontline services to still work if they are a close contact of a COVID-19 case. Issued on Monday, the direction means that employees such as healthcare, childcare, and supermarket workers who are deemed close…
WestJet to Cancel 15% of Flights Due to COVID 19 Related Staff Shortages
CALGARY—WestJet Airlines Ltd. is dealing with so many employees out sick with the Omicron variant that it is being forced to cut 15 percent of its scheduled flights through to the end of January. WestJet spokeswoman Morgan Bell confirmed via email that the airline has seen a 35 percent rise in active COVID-19 cases among…
UK Rail Services Face ‘Widespread Disruption’ as COVID-19 Causes Staff Shortages
British rail services are suffering from “widespread disruption” in the run-up to Christmas, as firms are having to run reduced timetables due to workers being off sick or self-isolating. The CrossCountry train company is cancelling dozens of trains each day, and has reduced the number of carriages of many trains that are still operating. The…
McDonald’s in the United States Is Willing to Pay $ 21 an Hour for Staff Shortages
By Entrepreneur en Español In April this year, a McDonald’s branch apologized for the lack of workers at its establishment. A sign posted via a TikTok video read “We’re short staffed. Please be patient with the staff who did show up. Nobody wants to work anymore ”. However, now an image has come to light…
Supply Chain Crisis Threatens to Derail UK Recovery Says Business Group
The UK is set to see a sharp slowdown in economic growth as the mounting supply chain crisis and staff shortages threaten to derail Britain’s recovery, according to a major business group. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) warned there was also a “real danger” the government’s health and social care levy could further stifle…
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