SHIFT REPORT (September) - Trending Topics in the World of Work_

This month's issue of SHIFT explores boomerang employees, the digital workplace and hybrid model, The Great Resignation, and the current exodus of women from the workforce.

The Great Resignation: Why Employees Don't Want To Go Back To The Office_ (07 / 28 / 21)

It's being called The Great Resignation and it's garnering a lot of media attention – employees quitting their jobs as their employers call them back to work in the wake of the pandemic. Forbes reports that "a record four million workers called it quits in April alone, according to the Labor Department." As many as one in three employees are saying they'll quit if they can no longer work from home, according to one survey.
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She-Cession_ (03 / 01 / 21)

Compounding the Great Resignation is what many observers are now calling the She-Cession – a mass exodus of women from the workforce. According to a report from the National Institutes of Health Office of Intramural Training and Education, U.S. employers cut 140,000 jobs in December 2020. Women accounted for all the losses, losing 156,000 jobs while men gained 16,000. An analysis by the National Women's Law Center says this is the first time since 1948 that the female unemployment rate in the United States has reached double digits.
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Digital Workplace and the Hybrid Work Model_ (07 / 19 / 21)

Deloitte, a worldwide provider of professional services, reports that they have seen a massive upswing in clients seeking guidance on how to evolve their digital workplace "to architect, enable, and operationalize work from anywhere." According to their April 2021 Return to Workplaces survey, 68 percent of the nearly 300 executives interviewed reported that they intend for their corporate workforce to operate in a hybrid model.
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What Employers Need to Know about Boomerang Employees vs. New Hires_ (10 / 08 / 20)

Although numerous studies have examined the performance outcomes for both internal and external hires, few have considered "boomerang employees" who are rehired by a company where they previously worked. Michael A. Campion, Purdue's Herman C. Krannert Distinguished Professor of Management, and collaborators address that research gap in the paper "Welcome Back? Job Performance and Turnover of Boomerang Employees Compared to Internal and External Hires," in Journal of Management.
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