workplace stress
kkrisberg | September 1, 2017Across the country, federally qualified health centers provide a critical safety net, delivering needed medical care regardless of a person’s ability to pay. And so it’s worrisome when researchers document a sharp increase in dissatisfaction among the clinicians and staff who make those centers run.
“We’re not sure why we saw things getting worse in the centers,” said Mark Friedberg, a senior natural scientist at Rand Corporation and director of their Boston office. “The best takeaway from this study is we need to track this. We need to get to the bottom of it because it is alarming.”…
cmonforton | August 30, 2010Just in time for the Labor Day holiday, the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center (NORC) released a study indicating 85 percent of workers rank safety on the job as their top labor standard. NORC's report, Public Attitudes towards and Experiences with Workplace Safety, assembled the results of dozens polls and surveys to assess public opinion about US labor standards and practices, such as minimum wage, maternity leave, paid sick days and overtime pay. Of the 1,461 workers surveyed in 2010, 85% gave "workplace safety regulations" the top rank: very important. Despite…