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“In many organizations, compensation has been a black box,” said Kelly Voss, the head of rewards and career advisory, North America, at Aon.

While 83% of organizations say they have a well-being strategy, only 41% report having a well-being strategy in place that’s fully integrated into their overall business strategy, according to Aon’s most recent Global Well-Being Survey of HR and benefits leaders from 1,100 companies across 46 countries.

Aon found the following among individuals taking GLP-1s compared to control groups: ;7% lower medical spend growth in the second year of taking the medication (outside of the cost of the GLP-1 drugs themselves).; ;A 44% reduction in hospitalizations due to major adverse cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack and heart failure in the two years after beginning to take GLP-1s.; ;A reduction of more than 20% in hospitalizations for respiratory system conditions such as pneumonia and infections, as well as disorders related to substance or alcohol use, in the two years following initial GLP-1 use.; ;Fewer diagnoses of pneumonia inflammatory bowel disease, osteoporosis and alcohol- or substance-use disorders.; “Employers should be prepared for higher pharmacy and medical costs in the first year of covering GLP-1s — that’s the reality in the short term,” said Farheen Dam, Aon’s head of North America health solutions.

“More than half of insured U.S. adults who’ve used GLP-1s report difficulty affording the medication ,” said Farheen Dam, the head of North America health solutions at risk management and HR consulting firm Aon.

Citing exclusively shared research of more than 250 companies across sectors by global professional services firm Aon, the Times notes that sinking differential pay for digital talent reflects a combination of market saturation and greater access to qualified talent.

Pay Transparency More than ever, an increasing number of organizations are moving away from a compensation philosophy that hides salary ranges and how they are determined in favor of one that highlights pay transparency and includes frank discussions of pay equity, pay grades and pay ranges, said Aria Glasgow, CCP, head of the rewards advisory practice at Aon.

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These findings support other recent research: Aon’s 2024 North American Pay Transparency Readiness Survey found that 63% of organizations do not communicate salary ranges to employees, while Pearl Meyer’s latest pay transparency quick poll found that 60% of employers have concerns with managers’ preparedness to handle questions about pay.

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According to Aon’s Global Medical Trend Rates Report 2026 , employers around the world are projecting those costs to rise an average of 9.8% next year — marking the first time since 2023 that the report put rate growth at less than 10%.