The employee benefits market is increasingly shaped by trends that include regulatory volatility, shifting compliance priorities, accelerated cost pressures and ever-evolving workplace demands.
This projection marks the fourth consecutive year of elevated health care cost trends approaching double digits and extends one of the most sustained periods of health care inflation employers have faced in decades.
As the entry level becomes leaner, norms for advancement and development are changing, which is heightening the risk for unprepared and under-resourced managers.
Many employees are stuck in "pay paralysis," according to new data from Payscale, which found a downturn in the number of organizations planning across-the-board pay increases next year.
