Oct 2022 INSIDE
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Issue #37
Burnout and Isolation: Why Employees and Managers Can’t Ignore the Social and Mental Health Impact of WFH several of these issues. Two new studies highlight the importance of social connection in the workplace and illustrate why working from home may not be the optimal workplace arrangement. Hybrid work-from-home schedules may help prevent burnout and improve mental health.
BY KIFFER GEORGE CARD THE CONVERSATION
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he COVID-19 pandemic has spurred on a variety of workplace maladies, including “the great resignation,” “quiet quitting,” “overemployment,” labour shortages and conflicts between managers and employees over returning to in-person work. Employee burnout and wellbeing may be at the heart of
So, what is burnout? The International Classification of Diseases describes continued on page 6
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he New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) and National Nurses United (NNU) are proud to announce today that the New York nurses have overwhelmingly voted to affiliate with NNU, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States, to mutually grow and strengthen the power of nurses within the state and nationally to advocate for themselves and their patients. The vote came at NYSNA’s annual convention, where elected leaders in every NYSNA-represented facility in the state come together to decide the strategic direction of the union. continued on page 11
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BY AMERICA’S VOICE
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ashington, DC: Prominent activists and corporate leaders are joined together in a call to action for Congress to deliver on legal status for Dreamers continued on page 13
Brian Figeroux, Esq.