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Cover Story Journal of Total Rewards Article Perceived Pay Equity Matters and Predicts Employer-Valued Outcomes Research shows that perceived pay equity predicts key employee feelings and behaviors regarding work.

With these forecasts as a backdrop, experts see an opportunity for employers to frame this new, powerful technology as a career development opportunity — with the intention of staving off job replacement concerns, building skills and improving the employee and customer experience.

Upon further examination, one source of the disconnect is that employers do not understand employee sentiment as much as they think.

“Right now, employers may feel they have the upper hand [in the employer-employee relationship] due to a cooling labor market and slowed hiring,” Scott-Wears said.

The rule also supports workers’ and employers’ ability to establish a bargaining relationship through voluntary recognition.

Or is it a change in philosophy about whether it’s better or safer to conduct an adverse employment action virtually instead of in-person?

Workspan Daily Plus+ article; For Everyone ;Report: HSAs May Encourage More-Efficient Health Spending , Workspan Daily article; ;Cost-Saving Behavior Rises for Low-Deductible Health Plan Enrollees , Workspan Daily article; ;Employers Facing Healthcare Cost Containment Challenge for 2025 , Workspan Daily article; Health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) could potentially lead to higher spending for both employers and their employees, according to a new study by New York University (NYU) published on Sept. 20.

According to BGH’s 2025 Health Care Strategy Survey , 52% of employers said they would either immediately implement or strongly consider required use of COEs.

Campbell shared employers can take several steps to build a menopause-friendly workplace: ;Create communication materials , such as a menopause support toolkit for managers and employees.; ;Leverage employee resource groups to facilitate peer-to-peer support.; ;Demonstrate visible leadership support , such as having a more senior woman share her menopause story.; ;Review existing policies concerning dress codes, work flexibility and desk fan usage.; Employers also should review current medical benefits for any gaps in treatment options, Campbell said, including affordability and provider access for: ;Symptom relief .

It’s a perception that may have to do with increased spend targeted to wellness initiatives: Gallagher’s 2023 Physical and Emotional Wellbeing Report finds that 90% of 4,030 U.S. employers have increased support for one or more core employee well-being dimensions this year.