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Journal Article
09/13/2021
The World Economic Forum forecasted global gig-economy transactions to grow by 17% each year to around $455 billion by 2023 (Charlton 2021) and Gallup estimated that “roughly 36% of US workers are part of the gig economy, either through their primary or secondary jobs” (McFelley and Pendell 2018).
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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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Research
01/15/2026
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Plan to prioritize speed and innovation in 2026, rapidly adapting products and services to meet evolving customer needs and enhance their competitive edge.
Workspan Daily
06/30/2023
Course: Health and Welfare Plans: Plan Types and Administration Managers can play a pivotal role in employee well-being, but they’re lacking organizational support.
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Workspan Daily
05/12/2025
In the survey of nearly 2,000 working Americans, 36% of respondents stated they feel burned out and 33% reported feeling more burned out than a year ago.
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Workspan Daily
08/15/2025
“When evaluating any particular investment type, a plan fiduciary’s decision should consider all relevant facts and circumstances and … necessarily be context specific,” it stated, adding that particular investments or investment strategies should not be singled out for increased or “special” scrutiny.
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Workspan Daily
07/14/2025
Forty-nine percent of surveyed organizations now report targeting base pay above the market median (compared to only 36% in 2018), with mature entities almost three times more likely to do so.
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Workspan Daily
04/24/2026
When asked how business has been impacted by growth in health benefit costs over the past two years, CFOs said:
;Reduced spending on other benefits (38%);
;Slower wage growth (36%);
;Increased prices for products/services (26%);
;Reduced hiring/layoffs (22%);
;Reduced investment (19%);
When asked what types of cost controls they would like to see in their health programs over the next few years, 45% of CFOs favored a strong emphasis on plan design changes, such as raising deductibles.
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Journal Article
09/21/2023
A majority of organizations are not transparent in key aspects of their reward program. 36% of organizations provide employees the salary range for the role they are in;41% do not have a documented compensation philosophy;37% provide employees with basic compensation strategy and design information;Only 19% say a majority of their employees understand their compensation philosophy;Only 17% are transparent in their salary range postings, when not required by law.; These varied areas of focus make it difficult for organizations to balance the benefits and trade-offs of becoming more transparent.
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Workspan Daily
04/21/2023
Pay Transparency Plays a Role Advocates of increasing pay transparency have posited that over time it will level out the playing field and limit the effects of bias — the type that could potentially occur from salary negotiations.
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