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Potential Changes Coming to Workplace Violence Prevention Standards

HRWatchdog

Labor groups are pushing Cal/OSHA to mandate a more specific list of obligations for employers in their post-incident response, including an obligation to provide individual counseling in any post-incident response to any affected employee. The board must vote on the draft language by the end of 2026.

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How priorities for employee benefits are shifting in 2025

HRExecutive

According to the 2025 Employer Health Care Strategy Survey by the Business Group on Health, it is the first time in many years—probably at least since 2020 — that investing in mental health has not been the No. By 2027, that number is expected to rise to 75%, according to the survey.

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As contingent workforces grow, Workday unveils new tool to assist HR

HRExecutive

Advertisement - On average, 36% of the workforce for Fortune 500 companies are non-employees and that figure is expected to rise to 50% by 2027, Shashank Saxena, co-general manager for Workday VNDLY, tells Human Resource Executive. Of this group, 5% are contingent workers.

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15-year high? Employer healthcare spending forecast to soar in year ahead

HRExecutive

Employer healthcare spending is projected to jump nearly 8% in 2025—the largest year-over-year projection increase in more than a decade—according to a survey released this week by Business Group on Health. Ellen Kelsay, Business Group on Health “That is staggering,” Kelsay said. million employees in the U.S.

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Let football inspire you: What’s your fantasy HR tech stack?

HRExecutive

HR Executive reading list The LEGO Group is becoming a skills-based organization, having piloted a third-party tech offering integrated with its existing HCM platform. The World Economic Forum reports that 44% of skills will be disrupted in the next five years, and 60% of employees will need training by 2027.

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Pay Gap Reporting On Deck in Northern Ireland

Trusaic

Subject to Assembly approval, it is anticipated that regulations will come into force in early 2027. Instead the first reports will likely be due in 2028, reflecting a 2027 snapshot date, and then annually thereafter. Publishing pay and bonus gap information in quartiles, by dividing the workforce into four equal groups.

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Report: HR Trends 2024 – Navigating the Future of Work

Extensis

Further, skillsets for jobs have changed by around 25% since 2015, a figure that’s expected to double by 2027. According to the American Staffing Association, 80% of U.S. employees consider a potential employer’s professional development and training offerings important when accepting a new job.

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