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This sequence is designed to carry collectively quite a lot of shorter, available podcasts to introduce a subject from current headlines and encourage dialogue.
Employers are going through workers shortages as a result of mixture of The Nice Resignation in addition to the surge in instances of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. On this publish, we take a look at how completely different sectors of the economic system are grappling with workers shortages.
Listed below are some 2-4 minute Market podcasts discussing these headlines.
- 1/16 Market Morning Report Employers wrestle to rent and retain employees virtually two years into the pandemic
- 1/13 Market Rubbish assortment slows in lots of cities as COVID-19 hampers staffing
- 1/10 Market Hospitals attempt to handle omicron surge together with workers shortages
Listed below are some related Market Minute podcasts,
- 1/20 Noon unemployment claims rising once more and airline income down as a result of Omnicron variant.
- 1/13 Noon unemployment claims increased and Delta broadcasts $400m loss in 4th quarter as a result of cancellations from Covid.
- 1/12 Morning Briefing grocery retailer cabinets empty as Covid retains manufacturing, truck drivers, and grocery retailer staff from working.
- 1/11 Noon United Airways cancels flights as 3000 staff out sick with Covid
- 1/6 Morning Briefing Cruise traces cancel cruises as a result of Covid.
Listed below are a number of different short-form (1-4 minute) podcasts on the topic.
Task:
Decide how a lot time you need to commit to this exercise, and choose podcasts to offer college students with background data.
Have college students then sort out these dialogue questions. This may be finished individually, in teams, or as a category. Encourage college students to quote examples from the podcasts of their responses.
- Hint the total impression of an worker scarcity as a result of sickness within the business lined within the podcast. Be sure to incorporate impacts on associated industries in addition to customers and different staff in that business.
- In what areas of your life have you ever felt the impression of staffing shortages or closures/cancellations?
- Has your faculty or native enterprise confronted workers shortages? In that case, how did they handle to beat this problem?
When you use this task in your class, please tell us the way it went!
In regards to the Authors
Ren Makino
Ren has been working part-time at NGPF since 2014, interning by means of highschool and school. Along with his data rising alongside NGPF, after graduating from school in 2020, he joined the workforce to work full time with a give attention to trainer onboarding. He’s additionally the editor of the NGPF podcast and makes positive it’s accessible to academics on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play Music. Throughout his free time, he likes to check out coffees from completely different roasters internationally and check out new brewing strategies, although private finance gurus are likely to warning towards shopping for a cup of joe.
Beth Tallman
Beth Tallman entered the working world armed with an MBA in finance and totally loved her first profession working in manufacturing and telecommunications, together with a stint abroad. She took benefit of an involuntary separation to attempt educating highschool math, one thing she had at all times dreamed of doing. When destiny stepped in as soon as once more, Beth jumped on the chance to mix her ardour for numbers, cash, and schooling to develop curriculum and educate private finance at Oberlin Faculty. Beth now spends her time writing on private finance and monetary schooling, conducts scholar workshops, and develops finance curricula and academic content material. She can also be the Treasurer of Ohio Bounce$tart Coalition for Private Monetary Literacy.
