But preliminary state data also show that at least 34,000 home health aides appeared to have missed the deadline, rendering them unable to work and worsening a labor shortage in the industry.
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Few U.S. Health Care Workers Are Ignoring Vaccine Deadlines
Large health care systems around the country say that a very small percentage of their workers have missed vaccination deadlines.
‘Squid Game,’ the Netflix Hit, Taps South Korean Fears
The dystopian Netflix hit taps South Korea’s worries about costly housing and scarce jobs, concerns familiar to its U.S. and international viewers.
Boris Johnson Urges Businesses to Help Resolve Britain’s Shortages
The prime minister said current supply-chain disruptions were an inevitable step to a more robust economy.
U.K. Braces for a Difficult Holiday Season Due to Shortages
Military personnel are driving transport trucks. Pig farmers may start culling their stock. Even the government says shortages will affect Christmas, as Britons brace for a challenging winter.
Battered Towns in England’s North Test Johnson’s Plan to ‘Level Up’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made far-reaching promises to spread the good life beyond prosperous southeastern England to neglected parts in the middle and North of the country.
U.K. Gas Shortages Reveal New Crucial Workers: Truck Drivers
Dwindling pay, poor roadside conditions and post-Brexit immigration rules have led to a critical shortage of drivers. Despite appeals, some say they are reluctant to return.
Gas Shortages and Long Lines Upend Britons’ Daily Lives
Getting to work, driving a taxi, making an ambulance run: Fuel shortages and long lines at gas stations have Britons scrambling to make trips they once took for granted.
N.Y.’s Covid Vaccine Mandate Tested by Pushback From Workers
“It’s not a role I relish,” Gov. Kathy C. Hochul said. “But I also realistically know that there are people who will not come back to their jobs.”
‘Every Day Is Frightening’: Working For Walmart Amid Covid
As offices debate the merits and logistics of reopening, a parallel sphere of workers like Peter Naughton, a Walmart cashier, seem to inhabit another world. Often their jobs just got really hard.