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Judging from the list of the 25 most-viewed articles during the past calendar year, particular subjects of interest included: ;Salary budget surveys for compensation planning; ;Employment law and regulatory compliance; ;Pay practices; ;Pay transparency; ;Job architecture; ;Hybrid and return to the office; Those are not really surprising considering prominent themes from 2024 included: ;A cooling job market; ;U.S. federal agencies issuing final rules; ;Employers and business organizations filing lawsuits against those final rules; ;American states proposing or passing pay transparency laws, as well as continuing momentum occurring at the global level; ;A tightening U.S. and global economy; ;The search for leading practices to maintain or enhance competitiveness in talent acquisition and retention; ;The continually changing state of the post-COVID-19 workplace; Check out the full most-viewed articles list below.

Employee Benefits Employee Compensation Total Rewards Career Growth Survey Results WorldatWork conducted this survey to gather information about trends in the professional demographics and composition of the Total Rewards workforce and includes comparisons with the WorldatWork 2007 Census of the Total Rewards Profession study to explore shifts in the profession over the last fifteen years.

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According to early estimates reported by The Economic Times , certain businesses could see overall compensation costs associated with the four labor codes increase by 5% to 10%.

Mercer cited several factors contributing to the growing shortage, including accelerated worker resignations due to COVID-19 pandemic response, continued worker burnout and non-competitive compensation for some roles.

Re-Examine Your Pay Ranges 685 AI and the Skills Evolution: Where the Total Rewards Function Fits In 678 How to Identify the Linkages Between Performance and Pay 678 Additional Workspan Daily Plus+ Factoids from 2025 ;71,737: Total number of platform views; ;40,423: Total number of active users; ;129: Total number of articles published during the year; Editor’s Note: Additional Content For more information and resources related to this article, see the pages below, which offer quick access to all WorldatWork content on these topics: ;Employee Benefits; ;Employee Compensation; ;Total Rewards; ;Finance and Budgeting; #1 Total Rewards & Comp Newsletter Subscribe to Workspan Weekly and always get the latest news on compensation and Total Rewards delivered directly to you.

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Editor’s Note: Additional Content For more information and resources related to this article, see the pages below, which offer quick access to all WorldatWork content on these topics: ;Employee Benefits; ;Employee Compensation; ;Finance and Budgeting; ;Organizational Performance; #1 Total Rewards & Comp Newsletter Subscribe to Workspan Weekly and always get the latest news on compensation and Total Rewards delivered directly to you.

Other types of completion and proficiency compensation rewards can also enhance upskilling program returns.