January, 2025

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The Future of Work: Key Trends in Employee Benefits for 2025

HR Digest

As we step into 2025, the corporate landscape is undergoing seismic shifts, driven by technological advancements, shifting employee expectations, and an increasingly globalized workforce. In this era of transformation, employee benefits have emerged as a strategic lever for attracting, retaining, and engaging top talent. Organizations that fail to adapt to these evolving trends risk being left behind in the race for the best and brightest.

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Is Now the Time to Update Your Wellness Benefits?

Best Money Moves

Recent economic pressure has put financial wellness benefits in the spotlight. 2025 is a pivotal year for reassessing how employee wellness impacts organizational success. Stress has long been known to damage employee mental health, productivity and retention. This is especially true of financial stress. Employees grappling with financial anxiety may be more distracted and less engaged.

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“Mastering Wellness Benefits Communication” Webinar for HR and Benefits Leaders

Flimp Communications

Join us for an engaging webinar featuring Heather Smith, Flimps Vice President and CPO, alongside HR and benefits leaders from Ken’s Foods, Agiliti Health, and Alegeus Technologies. Together, theyll explore strategies and success stories for driving employee engagement with wellness initiatives year-round. Strategies for Year-Round Employee Engagement with Wellness Offerings When: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 1:00 PM ET Where: Virtual Register via Zoom click here.

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Employee Stress in 2025: 4 Unexpected Takeaways, Direct from Workers

Best Money Moves

New research on employee stress has revealed useful insights to incorporate into your companys benefit program. EBRIs 2024 Workplace Wellness Survey interviewed over 1,500 American employees and uncovered surprising trends that could shape workplace wellness strategies in 2025 and beyond. Above all, employees hope to improve their financial lives to secure their future.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!

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How HRMS Can Help Reduce Employee Turnover?

Qandle

Employee turnover is a pressing challenge for organizations worldwide. Losing valuable team members not only disrupts operations but also incurs significant costs in terms of recruitment, training, and reduced productivity. In todays competitive market, retaining skilled employees has become crucial for sustained business growth. This is where an HRMS (Human Resource Management System) steps in as a powerful ally.

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Gen Z may save DEI in corporate America

Employee Benefit News

The youngest generation in the workforce is looking to work for companies whose values align with their own.

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Businesses are cautiously optimistic despite economic and technological uncertainty

Workplace Insight

Almost 60 percent of CEOs around the world expect global economic growth to increase over the next 12 months, according to PwCs 28th Annual Global CEO Survey, launched during today’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The report, which surveyed 4,701 CEOs across 109 countries and territories, also finds that 42 percent of businesses expect to increase headcount by 5 percent or more in the next 12 months more than double the proportion who expect headcount decreases (17 percent), and up

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Navigating the SEA HR Landscape: Key Trends and Challenges for 2025

Darwinbox

Discover key HR trends shaping Southeast Asia in 2025, including flexible work, employee experience, cross-border hiring, and innovative HR technology strategies.

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Group Health Plan Trends for 2025

InterWest Insurance Services

Group Health Plan Trends for 2025 As health insurance costs continue to rise at an uncomfortable pace, employers in 2025 plan to shake up the status quo with their health care vendors, particularly those focused on reducing pharmacy spend, a main cost driver, according to a new report. To address spiraling costs, they will also focus on educating their staff about the importance of prevention and immunizations and guiding them to use specialized services that focus on managing chronic conditions

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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What happens to employee benefits plans when you elect COBRA?

WEX Inc.

COBRA can provide important health insurance security when youve experienced job loss or another qualifying event. And election of COBRA can affect your ability to use the reimbursement accounts in which you were participating prior to your COBRA eligibility. In this blog post, we outline some of the ways your ability to use your employee benefits changes when you elect COBRA.

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Treasury Ends Payroll Savings Plan

PayrollOrg

The U.S. Treasury Department announced it is ending the Payroll Savings Plan on January 31.

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Why costly gene therapy is top of mind for benefits administrators

Employee Benefit News

Whether or not to cover these procedures, and if so, coverage details, should be decided on before their popularity grows.

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BSI launches research into how young people are affected by hybrid working

Workplace Insight

Young people who began their careers around the start of the Covid-19 pandemic or soon after are being invited to share their experiences of the workplace, as part of an inquiry into the effects of hybrid working. To mark five years since the first lockdowns began globally, business standards and improvement company BSI is investigating the impact of the restrictions on younger workers, and how transformed ways of working have shaped subsequent career journeys.

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Where You Can and Absolutely Cannot Cut Costs Corners in Benefits Administration

Managing benefits administration is costly, and cutting corners in the wrong places can lead to disengaged workforces and the risk of non-compliance. This eBook from Selerix highlights areas where you can save without compromising the value of benefits. Proactively Thinking: Make decisions for the long run. Discover ways to be proactive in your decision-making to save money in the future, not just temporarily.

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Farewell Dashboards, Hello Actionable People Analytics!

Darwinbox

Move beyond static dashboards to action-oriented analytics that enables HR teams to make smarter, data-driven decisions that are directly aligned with organizational goals.

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How to Build Self-Acceptance and Embrace Your True Self

BetterUp

A lack of self-acceptance can hold you back in every area of your life. It affects your confidence and can prevent you from reaching your full potential. People with high self-acceptance are more resilient to criticism. They understand that its okay to accept themselves while also working for continuous self-improvement.

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Employee Surveillance Doesn’t Boost Productivity, but Breeds Resentment: Study

InterWest Insurance Services

As more people have been working remotely over the last few years, some employers have turned to employee-tracking software to ensure that these staff are working while on the clock, and to boost productivity. Tools like activity monitors and locations trackers, however, do not actually increase productivity and they can instead cause a backlash among workers, affecting job satisfaction and stress levels, according to a new poll.

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PayState Update Covers State and Local Payroll Compliance News

PayrollOrg

2025 launches a new year of PayState Update, the only biweekly eNewsletter in the industry dedicated exclusively to state and local payroll compliance news and issues.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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Stage is set for improving retirement readiness beyond ERISA milestone

Employee Benefit News

Technology innovation has made it easier for job-hopping working Americans of all ages to seed their nest eggs with portable savings.

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Unpacking 10 Ways to Support Employee with Post-vacation Blues

HR Digest

Do your employees appear down in the dumps after returning from their holidays? HR teams that support employees post-vacation will find them bouncing back much more easily compared to those who have to muddle through the realities of work on their own. Going on vacation can fill your mind with peace and tranquility but returning from these breaks often has the opposite effect, undoing all the mental progress made with a clear head.

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UAE Labor Card

Darwinbox

The employee must first receive a formal employment offer from a UAE employer. The formal letter must state the exact job description, salary, and terms of employment.

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AI and Automation in Recruitment: The Future of Hiring

Hppy

The way we hire is changing quickly with the help of AI and automation. These technologies are changing how companies hire by making the process faster, more efficient, and better for candidates, while also helping businesses find the best talent quickly. There are many AI tools revolutionizing recruitment. For instance, tools like text to voice generator enable businesses to create professional voice overs for job postings, onboarding materials, and training content.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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Expensive Litigation Is Driving Insurance Costs

InterWest Insurance Services

Soaring court judgments and jury awards are pushing up the cost of commercial liability and umbrella insurance policies, particularly for businesses that have been sued before. There are a number of factors at play, including massive “nuclear” jury awards for tens of millions of dollars, private equity-backed lawsuits and a phenomenon known as “social inflation” when the costs of jury awards increase faster than the cost of living.

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Louisiana Updates Withholding Tables, Employee Withholding Certificate

PayrollOrg

The Louisiana Department of Revenue has issued revised withholding tables and an updated employee withholding certificate to reflect a new flat personal income tax.

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Reframing health plans as an asset that supports business goals

Employee Benefit News

A well-structured approach reveals untapped potential that results in better health outcomes, lower cost, productivity, resilience, talent management and growth.

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The Role of Executive Communication in Driving Effective Employee Recognition

Vantage Circle

With Expert Inputs From : Saurabh Deshpande - People Culture Expert When was the last time you paused to consider how your words as a leader impact your team’s motivation? It’s easy to assume that employees are engaged simply because they show up to work, but the reality is far more nuanced. A recent study by Gallup reveals that only 36% of employees are engaged at their workplace.

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HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025

The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.