Among thousands of contact tracers nationwide, Heather Griggs, a registered nurse and operations chief of the Umatilla County Public Health Department contact tracing center in Pendleton, Ore., updates a list of job assignments. Ben Lonergan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Lonergan/AP Among thousands of contact tracers nationwide, Heather Griggs, a registered nurse and operations chief of the Umatilla County Public Health Department contact tracing center in Pendleton, Ore., updates a list of job assignments. Ben Lonergan/AP The United States has more than 50,000 contact tracers for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit, according to a survey of states conducted […]
Workforce
4 posts
Last month, women left jobs at four times the rate that men did. A new school year with children staying home instead of returning to classrooms in person led many women to drop out of the workforce. Tom Werner/DigitalVision/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Werner/DigitalVision/Getty Images Last month, women left jobs at four times the rate that men did. A new school year with children staying home instead of returning to classrooms in person led many women to drop out of the workforce. Tom Werner/DigitalVision/Getty Images Here’s a stunning stat: Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate […]
Singapore is the third-most popular destination for Indians working abroad after the United States and the Middle East. The Indian envoy has said that over 17,000 workers have already been flown back to India as part of the repatriation scheme put in place to accommodate Indians working abroad who have been affected by the coronavirus lockdown. Thousands of Indian workers are returning home as Singapore has slashed its business workforce amid the pandemic and the economic strain inflicted by it, according to Indian High Commissioner P. Kumaran. Kumaran has said in a statement that “on an average, about 100 Indian nationals in Singapore continue […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian aviation sector is going through turbulent times in the wake of the pandemic, which has pushed numerous airlines to the brink of financial collapse. Several airlines have urged the government to provide short-term relief, including help to pay salaries for staff. Stating that measures such as salary cuts and cost-cutting policies were not enough to face the economic headwinds, India’s biggest carrier IndiGo decided to reduce the workforce by at least 10 percent on Monday. The airline further laid out a plan to help employees “tide over the uncertainties”. This included keeping notice pay in lieu, […]