Long COVID Could Cost the Economy Trillions, Experts Predict

Staffing challenges across multiple industries have been attributed in part to the "great resignation" and in part because so many infected workers were out, especially during the Omicron waves. But increasingly, economists and health care professionals alike worry about long COVID's impact on employers and the broader economy.

WebMD, Medscape, Health, Economy, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Business, U.S.S HoOctober 24, 2022Long COVID, COVID-19, U.S. Economy, Employment, Disability InsuranceComment

Employers increasingly frustrated by job interview ‘no shows’

Chef Devan Rajkumar, owner of newly opened Loch & Quay restaurant in Toronto, was short-staffed recently and rapidly lined up a bunch of interviews and trial shifts for cooks. His frustration mounted as a string of the candidates didn’t turn up.

Globe and Mail, Small BusinessGuest UserApril 8, 2018Restaurants, Retail, Jobs, Labour Market, Interviews, No Shows, Employment