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Workspan Daily
11/14/2025
Base Changes for 2026
Besides the base contribution limits for 401(k) and related plans, the IRS raised the 2026 catch-up contribution limit that is generally applicable for workers aged 50 and over.
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Workspan Daily
12/08/2025
The HR/TR teams that strike this balance in 2026 may sustainably improve employee satisfaction, retention and performance.
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Workspan Daily
10/28/2025
For WorldatWork Members Salary Budget Planning Guide , tool;Salary Budget Planning: Using Market Data to Formulate a Recommendation Report , tool;Compensation Structure Policies and Practices , research;The Potential Dangers of Aggregated Statistics , Journal of Total Rewards article;A New Way to Evaluate Performance-Compensation Strategy , Journal of Total Rewards article; For Everyone 2025-2026 Salary Budget Survey , research;WorldatWork: 2026 Salary Increase Budgets Project U.S., Global Caution , Workspan Daily article;Workers Are Seeking Greener Pastures, and Higher Pay Is the Driver , Workspan Daily article;Salary Budget Planning Playbook: Data, Strategy and Insights for the Year Ahead , on-demand webinar;Essentials of Compensation Management , course;
U.S. employers anticipate having 3.6% higher salary increase budgets in 2026, the same year-over-year increase percentage they actually secured and provided in 2025, according to the results of the
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Workspan Daily
08/07/2025
;WorldatWork: 3.6% mean salary increase budgets for 2026; 3.7% actual mean increase budgets in 2025.;
;WTW: 3.5% average salary increase budgets for 2026; 3.5% actual budgets in 2025.;
;Gallagher: 3.2% to 3.3% average salary increase budgets (job-classification dependent) for 2026; 3.8% to 4.0% actual budgets in 2026.;
The Big Picture
In summarizing its report findings, Payscale stated: “Uncertainty over the economy is leading to planned salary increases declining slightly for the upcoming 2026 budgetary season compared to 2025.
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Workspan Magazine
12/03/2025
According to the Ministry’s forecast, 29 specific occupations within these seven industries are identified as the most strategically important for 2026:
;Agritech.;
;Financial services.;
;Green economy.;
;Healthcare.;
;Infocomm technology.;
;Maritime.;
;Semiconductor.;
UNITED KINGDOM
Employers Hold Firm on Pay Raises for 2026
For the sixth consecutive quarter, the median expected basic pay increase across all business sectors in the United Kingdom remains at 3% overall for 2026, according to the latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook
report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
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Workspan Daily
10/16/2025
Workspan Daily article;Charting the Changes: 2026 Benefit Plan Limitations , Workspan Daily article;Most of Your Workers Will Likely Regret Their Open Enrollment Choices , Workspan Daily article;
There were some questions regarding the ability of the U.S.
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Workspan Daily
05/06/2025
Key Takeaways
IRS Releases 2026 Dollar Limits for HSAs, HDHPs, HRAs;DOL Will No Longer Enforce 2024 Independent Contractor Rule;Trump Nominates Florida Attorney to Fill EEOC Role;Judge Blocks Executive Order that Targets Collective Bargaining;
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Workspan Daily
11/13/2025
For WorldatWork Members
;Health Insurance Selection Checklist for Employees , Workspan Daily Plus+ article;
;Considerations to Manage the Costs of GLP-1 Coverage , Workspan Daily Plus+ article;
;Checklist: Evaluating Benefits for Chronic Health Conditions , Workspan Daily Plus+ article;
;Benefits Strategy Guide , tool;
;Respect-Centered Global Benefits Audit , tool;
For Everyone
;Business Group on Health Predicts 9% Higher Healthcare Costs in 2026 , Workspan Daily article;
;Mercer: Health Benefit Cost Jump Will Hit 15-Year High in 2026 , Workspan Daily article;
;Rising Healthcare Costs Forcing Employers to Rewrite Their Game Plan , Workspan Daily article;
;Healthcare Cost Projections Necessitate TR Strategy Updates , Workspan Daily article;
;A Prescription for Rising Drug Costs , Workspan Daily article;
Global health insurance costs are projected to rise by more than 10% next year, according to WTW’s
2026 Global Medical Trends report .
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Press Release
07/31/2025
The 2025-2026 Salary Budget Survey, covering nearly 17 million employees from 22 countries, reports detailed information about actual base salary increase and merit budgets for 2025 and projections for 2026.
Workspan Daily
12/04/2025
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;Executive Compensation Immersion Program , course;
;Essentials of Executive Compensation , course;
New
research by executive compensation advisory firm Pearl Meyer projects many organizations will slightly pull back on their salary increases for top leaders in 2026.
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