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Q3 2026 Benefits Wrap-Up: What the Latest Data Shows on Flexibility, Mental Health, and Pay
By Andrew Mitchell, Senior Correspondent, Benefits & Total Rewards The third quarter of 2026 brought clarity to the U.S. benefits landscape. After years of experimentation during the pandemic and the post-pandemic recalibration, the data shows a workforce benefits market that has settled into a stable, evidence-based configuration. Organizations that understand what’s working — and what…
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Employee Retention Strategies for the Fall — Data-Driven Approaches
**Category:** Workforce Strategy **File:** article-143.md Fall has traditionally been one of the highest-turnover seasons in the U.S. labor market, and 2026 is no exception. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data compiled through mid-September, the September voluntary turnover rate stood at 3.1%…
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The Great Skills Investment: Why Companies Are Spending Billions on Reskilling — And Who Benefits
By Andrew Mitchell, Senior Correspondent, Learning & Development Companies worldwide are investing record amounts in employee reskilling and upskilling. In 2026, global corporate spending on learning and development reached $437 billion, up 34% from 2023 and 67% from 2020. [Source: Association for…
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The Rise of the People Analytics Function: How Data Is Transforming HR From Intuition to Evidence
By Andrew Mitchell, Senior Correspondent, HR Technology People analytics has moved from the realm of HR buzzword to core organizational capability. In 2026, 69% of Fortune 500 companies have established a dedicated people analytics function, up from 42% in 2023 and 18%…
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Why Internal Mobility Is the New Retention Strategy: Skills Marketplaces and the Future of Internal Gig Work
By September 2026, the most successful organizations are rethinking retention from the outside in. Rather than trying to hold employees in place with compensation adjustments and perks, they are building internal talent marketplaces that give people the freedom to move, explore, and…
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EHR Giants Enter the Employee Benefits Marketplace as Competition Intensifies
The boundary between electronic health records and employee benefits administration is dissolving. Over the past three weeks, Epic Systems, Cerner (now part of Oracle Health), and Allscripts have each launched consumer-facing or employer-facing benefits portals that allow workers to browse, compare, and…
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Employee Well-Being Spending Reaches Record Levels — But ROI Is Hard to Pin Down
**Category:** People Operations **File:** article-159.md Corporate well-being spending reached a record $42 billion globally in 2026, up 18% from 2025, as organizations pour resources into mental health benefits, physical wellness programs, financial wellness, and holistic well-being initiatives. Yet the data on return…
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Workplace Wellness Programs in 2025: Beyond the Gym Membership
The traditional workplace wellness program — an annual health risk assessment, a subsidized gym membership, and maybe a $250 annual wellness incentive — had become so ubiquitous that most employees regarded it as background noise. By November 2025, that model was being…
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AI Adoption Metrics: What the Data Shows About Enterprise AI in Late 2025
Published: September 29, 2025 By late September 2025, the AI adoption narrative in enterprise had shifted from “will we try AI?” to “how well is our AI working?” — a maturation that reflects both the scaling of AI implementations and the growing…
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The Skills Revolution: Why 80% of Skills Are Learned on the Job — And How the Best Companies Are Getting Better at It
By Andrew Mitchell, Senior Correspondent, Learning & Development For decades, corporate training has been dominated by the classroom model: invest in LMS platforms, assign courses, track completion rates, and hope something sticks. But decades of data tell a different story. Research consistently…
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The Quiet Revolution of Internal Talent Marketplaces: How Companies Are Matching Skills to Opportunities in Real Time
By Andrew Mitchell, Senior Correspondent, Talent Strategy The internal talent marketplace is one of the most transformative — and least discussed — HR developments of 2026. Rather than filling open positions through external hiring or seniority-based promotions, companies are deploying AI-powered platforms…