Employment

About 100 health care workers at Taylor Hospital and Delaware County Memorial Hospital have unanimously voted to unionize because of staff shortages and low pay.

SEPTA is actively recruiting women to work as bus mechanics, rail vehicle mechanics, building electricians, welders, and more.

Federal guidance supports employers’ right to require the COVID-19 vaccine for all employees. But doing so can be a tough decision, and a legal gray area remains.

For many years, artists have been quietly warning one another about abusive behavior, then a social media comment drove them into the street.

Three years ago lawmakers fought overnight about raising the lowest legal wage to $9.25 an hour. Now Delaware is joining nine other states with a path to $15.

“I would not at all call this a complete disaster,” said Julia Simon-Mishel, supervising attorney with Philadelphia Legal Assistance.

The Pa. legislature is able to flex this new power because voters approved a constitutional amendment during the May 18 primary limiting a governor’s authority.

Pa. will unveil its new unemployment compensation portal Tuesday, replacing a 40-year-old system stretched thin during last year’s record unemployment.

How will we reset the pandemic radar on the job? With friends? While dating? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the office fridge, handshakes, and more.

The goal of the event is to link residents ages 12 to 39 with job opportunities, education resources, and community services.

As Philadelphia struggles with continuing violence, councilmembers heard how employment and entrepreneurship could be key to preventing it.

Claims will be put on hold until June 8 as the state makes an ambitious leap to a new, cloud-based benefits system. But experts warn this “all-at-once” approach often fails.

“Pool season opens when we have enough guards,” said Parks & Rec Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell.

Can employers mandate vaccinations and ask worker's about their vaccine status? Also, was remote, flexible work just a pandemic anomaly?

The requirements had been waived by Wolf under his emergency disaster authority invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic.