Human Resource Knuggets

Nov 14, 2025

  1. Subject: [Special Edition] Rethinking Benefits ROIs
  2. Focus: New approaches for finance leaders to track benefits ROI beyond fixed cost perspectives, addressing rising benefit costs and SECURE 2.0 compliance.
  3. Highlights: Use of AI in open enrollment for increased efficiency, free CEBS designation webinar for career improvement, and toolkit for SECURE 2.0 compliance.
  4. Sender: content@hrmorning.com

  5. Subject: Lloyds criticised for using employees’ banking data during pay talks

  6. Focus: Controversy over Lloyds Bank using spending and saving data of over 30,000 employees in pay negotiations, raising concerns about employee financial privacy.
  7. Additional Topics: Disability pay gap issues, personality as a workplace asset, inclusion in multicultural teams, talent management careers, and workforce planning events.
  8. Sender: news@comms.cipdmail.com

  9. Subject: Remove the guesswork and find success this open enrollment with WEXs

  10. Focus: WEX survey insights on employee desires for better education about benefits like HSAs, LSAs, and pet insurance to boost open enrollment success.
  11. Call to Action: Download a detailed guide based on nearly 60,000 employees’ feedback.
  12. Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com

  13. Subject: Nov. 13 – Healthcare cost hikes to dip slightly in 2026 | Shadow AI is widespread

  14. Focus: Healthcare cost increases modestly lower than 2025 but still high; reports on widespread Shadow AI usage, especially among executives; evolving pay disclosure laws.
  15. Additional Content: AI-powered people analytics, veteran talent hiring, managing H-1B strategies, leadership development, and recruitment retention insights.
  16. Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com

  17. Subject: AI Time-Saver? | Create a Crisis! | Getting Ideas Considered

  18. 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.
  19. Extras: Podcast on AI in recruiting, understanding “job huggers” in workforce retention.
  20. Sender: kf.institute@kornferry.com

  21. Subject: 📓 liar, liar, HR techs

  22. 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.
  23. Invitation: RSVP for an HR Therapy session discussing evaluation techniques for HR technology selection.
  24. Sender: ihateithere@workweek.com

  25. Subject: Nov. 13 – Front-line workers are harder to find | Focus on skills, not credentials

  26. 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.
  27. Additional Topics: Financial wellness trends, pay transparency laws, and diversity hiring initiatives.
  28. Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com

  29. Subject: 📓 why HR gets ignoreds

  30. 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.
  31. Call to Action: Invitation to a webinar on gaining respect for HR from executive leadership, offering tactical strategies and framework advice.
  32. Sender: ihateithere@workweek.com

  33. Subject: Nov. 13 – Side jobs can hurt productivity | Health cost spikes might be slightly lower

  34. 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.
  35. Other Highlights: Caregiver stress at work, compensation trends, and ongoing state/local pay disclosure updates.
  36. Sender: newsletter@divenewsletter.com

  37. 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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