The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted virtually every aspect of everyday life, but the longest-lasting impact may be on our mental health.

Nearly 3% of workers – 4.3 million Americans – quit their jobs in December 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Sectors like retail and leisure and hospitality have been hardest hit, but no industry has been immune from the mass exodus of workers, including fintech, healthcare, IT, manufacturing and all types of business and professional services.

Creating a diverse and inclusive work culture is essential to operating a successful business with the ability to grow. However, it’s important for companies to understand that the task at hand is not simply about attracting minorities. Instead, it is about retaining these diverse individuals and truly offering them a workplace that values their contributions.

Welcome to Yoh’s podcast, Back to Work and on this podcast, we discuss the importance of companies attracting and retaining diverse group of employees for their teams. This episode will offer strategies that businesses can take to increase diversity and discuss some common errors that companies make that lead to insufficient diversity initiatives, with the hope that such mistakes can be avoided moving forward.

Our guest for this episode is, Regina Blair, VP of Talent and Diversity and Inclusion at Day and Zimmerman. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has truly left an impact on all aspects of our lives. In response, many Americans have developed a new appreciation for their overall wellbeing, and their new priorities are leading to some life-altering decisions.
 
Specifically, many people have noticed the major-toll the pandemic has taken on their mental health and are now looking for opportunities that will allow them to live happier lives. Recent reports show more than 4 million workers left their job in August alone – the highest number ever recorded.  
 
The long-lasting impact on mental health is no stranger to the workplace and in conjunction with other unmaintained issues, a worker’s revolution has begun to boom into what is being called “The Great Resignation.”

In recent months, millions of workers across the country have walked out of their jobs as they make the self-affirming decision to prioritize their mental health and choose to no longer suffer from toxic work environments. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4 million Americans quit their jobs in July of 2021 alone. By the end of July, a record-breaking 10.9 million jobs were left unfilled, and as of August, it had been reported that 55% of people in the workforce were likely to look for a new position in the coming months.
 
 In this episode of our Back to Work podcast series, Yoh's Vice President  of Marketing and Communications, Matt Rivera, discusses with our host  Jason Rocker why so many Americans are leaving their jobs and how  employers can retain and grow their teams .

According to a nationwide study, women lost more than 12 million jobs during the pandemic’s recession, triggering what many have dubbed a “she-cession” because of the disproportionate employment losses. As of early 2021, only 55% of those jobs had recovered. By comparison, men lost 4.4 million jobs during the same time period, despite comprising a greater percentage of the U.S. workforce.
 
 On the fourth episode of Back to Work, we speak with Kathleen King, who leads Yoh’s enterprise solutions lines of business including Managed Services, National Accounts and RPO.  King highlights COVID-19’s impact on the job market particularly for women and steps for women looking to reenter the workforce.
 
 To learn more about how Yoh can help you connect with top talent, visit www.Yoh.com.

Occupational health programs have been part of the manufacturing and construction industries for decades. But now that COVID-19 is on its way out, are health and wellness programs on their way in for businesses of all types?

On this episode of Back to Work, we sit down with John Paja, Area Director at Yoh with special expertise in the life sciences sector, to talk about the future of health and wellness and whether it’s something that all offices should add as part of their employee benefits. From on-staff nurses and wellness screenings to prevention programs and stress management, these types of programs may be part of the new normal for businesses in 2021 and beyond.

To learn more about how Yoh can help you connect with top talent, visit www.Yoh.com.

Much has been made about what employers should do as they welcome workers back to the office. But turning the tables, what should be done to ensure those workers are happy, satisfied and not looking to make a career switch now that the pandemic is coming to a close.

In Part 2 of our discussion with Kirt Walker, Vice President of HR at Yoh, we walk about whether or not remote work is here to stay, the potential for a mass exodus of employees after life returns to some form of normalcy, and what employers can do to keep their best talent from leaving.

If you missed Part 1 of our discussion with Kirt, click here to listen: https://anchor.fm/backtoworkpodcast/episodes/Reengaging-Employees-After-COVID-19-Part-1-evvtvf. 

To learn more about how Yoh can help you connect with top talent, visit www.Yoh.com.

As companies begin to welcome employees back into the workplace, it's critical that employers engage employees who were hired during the pandemic and reengage those who had been with the company since before COVID-19 turned the working world upside down.

On this episode of Back to Work, we sit down with Kirt Walker, Vice President of HR at Yoh. In his role, Kirt is focused on maintaining the effectiveness of employees, whether it be through creating a performance-based culture where talent can excel and develop, recognition and rewards, or ensuring low burn out rates.

This is Part 1 of a two-part discussion with Kirt. On Part 2, we'll take a look at the employee-side of things and whether Kirt feels remote work is here to stay.

To learn more about how Yoh can help you connect with top talent, visit www.Yoh.com.