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Workspan Daily
08/26/2022
Regardless of whether they offer a formal program, some employers have work-related programs to help pre-retirees transition including flexible work schedules and arrangements (44%), the ability to reduce hours and shift from full-time to part-time (36%), and the ability to take on less stressful or demanding jobs (34%).
Workspan Daily
09/16/2025
And shortly before the release of the executive order, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
indicated it would no longer cap private-fund investments at 15% in retail closed-end funds, indicating the types of policy and oversight shifts that may continue to emerge.
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Workspan Daily
10/16/2025
Most pertinent for HR and total rewards (TR) professionals in the 36-page Revenue Procedure document are adjustments to:
;Cafeteria plans — flexible spending accounts (FSAs);
;Qualified transportation fringe benefits;
;Medical savings accounts (MSAs);
;Smaller employers’ employee health insurance expenses;
;Qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (QSEHRAs);
Flexible Spending Accounts
The IRS placed the limit on voluntary employee salary reductions for contributions to health-related FSAs at $3,400 for 2026, compared to $3,300 for 2025 and $3,200 for 2024.
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Press Release
12/14/2021
“We had almost 1,000 respondents and the information is broken down by organization size, type and industry.
Workspan Magazine
07/27/2023
According to WorldatWork’s 2023 “ Compensation Structure Policies & Practices ” study, produced with support from Deloitte Consulting LLP, more than a third (36%) of survey respondents reported modifying their compensation structures due to significant changes in market rates.
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Research
08/09/2024
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57%
very familiar with living wage
36%
currently paying living wages
29%
cite budgets as challenge in implementing living wage
73%
cite "attracting talent" as a key motivation for providing a living wage
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Workspan Daily
12/19/2024
In fact, fewer organizations overall (36%) reported difficulty in attracting and retaining employees, down 9 percentage points from last year’s report and 17 percentage points from the prior year.
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Workspan Daily
07/14/2022
The total of 36 hours
per week makes them full-time employees, entitled to an array of benefits, most
notably health insurance — medical, vision and dental, according to LancasterOnline .
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Workspan Daily
07/15/2025
Talent Practice
% of Orgs That Don’t Explicitly Use Skills
% of Orgs that Manually Enter Skills
% of Orgs that Have Skills Automatically Suggested
Career pathing
23%
30%
28%
Hiring — external
21%
36%
23%
Hiring — internal
19%
32%
26%
Learning and development
13%
38%
28%
Mentoring
21%
34%
9%
Opportunity/talent marketplace
26%
17%
32%
Performance management
28%
38%
26%
Rewards and recognition
40%
32%
26%
Strategic workplace planning
30%
28%
32%
Why Skills Are Crucial for Growth
According to Sara Hillenmeyer, the senior director of data science at Payscale, a compensation software and data company, an employee’s skills journey is important for their career development and trajectory.
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Workspan Daily
01/27/2026
For those making changes to their initial budget projections, four primary factors emerged:
;Concerns related to cost management (36%);;
;An anticipated recession or weak financial results (36%);;
;A tight labor market (32%); and,;
;Inflationary pressures (25%).;
According to WTW research experts, recent budget consistency reflects underlying changes in how leaders approach workforce planning and compensation decision-making, with many organizations that participated in the survey reporting:
;Stronger governance around compensation decisions;;
;More sophisticated use of market data and segmentation in their preparation and decision-making practices related to pay; and,;
;Increased focus on affordability and maintaining internal equity.;
Keeping an Eye on Hiring and Retention
While the new report reflected a measure of addressable predictability, it also pointed out a concern area: 24% of participating organizations said they are having trouble attracting and/or retaining employees
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