Human Resource Knuggets
Nov 14, 2025
- Subject: [Special Edition] Rethinking Benefits ROIs
- Focus: New approaches for finance leaders to track benefits ROI beyond fixed cost perspectives, addressing rising benefit costs and SECURE 2.0 compliance.
- Highlights: Use of AI in open enrollment for increased efficiency, free CEBS designation webinar for career improvement, and toolkit for SECURE 2.0 compliance.
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Sender: content@hrmorning.com
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Subject: Lloyds criticised for using employees’ banking data during pay talks
- Focus: Controversy over Lloyds Bank using spending and saving data of over 30,000 employees in pay negotiations, raising concerns about employee financial privacy.
- Additional Topics: Disability pay gap issues, personality as a workplace asset, inclusion in multicultural teams, talent management careers, and workforce planning events.
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Sender: news@comms.cipdmail.com
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Subject: Remove the guesswork and find success this open enrollment with WEXs
- Focus: WEX survey insights on employee desires for better education about benefits like HSAs, LSAs, and pet insurance to boost open enrollment success.
- Call to Action: Download a detailed guide based on nearly 60,000 employees’ feedback.
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Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com
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Subject: Nov. 13 – Healthcare cost hikes to dip slightly in 2026 | Shadow AI is widespread
- Focus: Healthcare cost increases modestly lower than 2025 but still high; reports on widespread Shadow AI usage, especially among executives; evolving pay disclosure laws.
- Additional Content: AI-powered people analytics, veteran talent hiring, managing H-1B strategies, leadership development, and recruitment retention insights.
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Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com
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Subject: AI Time-Saver? | Create a Crisis! | Getting Ideas Considered
- Focus: Leadership topics including why some leaders create crises to boost productivity, how AI saves employees on average 7.5 hours weekly, and tips on pitching innovative ideas successfully.
- Extras: Podcast on AI in recruiting, understanding “job huggers” in workforce retention.
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Sender: kf.institute@kornferry.com
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Subject: 📓 liar, liar, HR techs
- Focus: Challenges HR professionals face selecting and implementing HR technology without being technical experts; advice on asking the right questions and improving demo evaluations to avoid failures.
- Invitation: RSVP for an HR Therapy session discussing evaluation techniques for HR technology selection.
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Sender: ihateithere@workweek.com
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Subject: Nov. 13 – Front-line workers are harder to find | Focus on skills, not credentials
- Focus: Difficulty in hiring and retaining front-line workers; importance of skills-first hiring over credentials; forecast that 3 in 10 companies plan AI-related workforce reductions next year.
- Additional Topics: Financial wellness trends, pay transparency laws, and diversity hiring initiatives.
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Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com
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Subject: 📓 why HR gets ignoreds
- Focus: Analysis of why HR leadership warnings are often ignored by executives and how to improve impact through speaking CEO’s language, improving performance management frameworks, and building influence.
- Call to Action: Invitation to a webinar on gaining respect for HR from executive leadership, offering tactical strategies and framework advice.
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Sender: ihateithere@workweek.com
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Subject: Nov. 13 – Side jobs can hurt productivity | Health cost spikes might be slightly lower
- Focus: Two-thirds of full-time workers plan to take on extra jobs but at risk of productivity loss; healthcare cost increases in 2026 expected to be slightly lower but still elevated; effectiveness of salary history bans.
- Other Highlights: Caregiver stress at work, compensation trends, and ongoing state/local pay disclosure updates.
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Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com
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Subject: How QBE is using shared language to enhance inclusion
- Focus: QBE’s use of everyday language to foster psychological safety and inclusivity; managing “job-hugging” behavior to encourage growth; preparing HR for AI-driven work design and skills-based transformation.
- Additional: Corporate gifting solutions, workforce planning course, AHRI Awards event, and member benefits to advance HR careers.
- Sender: hrmonline@ahri.com.au
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