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Are you hearing the buzz from your organization’s employees: “I’m too busy.” “Change is relentless.” “No one listens to us.” While these statements aren’t necessarily new, they seem to be more common and emotionally charged these days. “Busy” feels busier. The world feels more tense. The change feels faster. Economic uncertainty, at the corporate and individual worker level, is fueling the problem, but poor leadership also is a contributing factor.
New research found nearly 20% of HR specialists have experienced a mid-career stall. If you’re one waiting on the side of the road, it’s not too late to get back on track. Already a member? Please log into your account now to access this content. Not yet a member? Join by clicking below!
A car’s engine might stall for several reasons: It’s running on empty. It’s overloaded. Or, it has lost its (electrical) spark. The same can be said for many white-collar workers. Almost 1 in 4 U.S. workers in this demographic are experiencing a “mid-career stall,” defined as working at least five years without a promotion or meaningful raise, according to new research from the Burning Glass Institute and New York University’s School of Professional Studies.
As employers move into the back half of 2026, rising benefit costs are their number one concern, and 64% are reporting significant budget strain. This is according to a recent report by global employee benefits platform Espresa. The findings also revealed 59% of surveyed workers delayed medical care due to cost in the past year, and 45% reported feeling financially stretched by healthcare and prescription costs. So, the benefits and financial picture for employers and workers isn’t exactly pretty.
This article includes free tools employees may use to search for costs and get estimates of their out-of-pocket costs before they receive care and those dreaded invoices. Already a member? Please log into your account now to access this content. Not yet a member? Join by clicking below!
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By using this quick guide, employees can see exactly how their health insurance choices affect their paycheck and what they will pay when they receive care. Already a member? Please log into your account now to access this content. Not yet a member? Join by clicking below!
Editor's Note: The June U.S. national jobs report, released on Thursday, July 2, can be found here. U.S. private-sector employment increased by 98,000 jobs in June and pay was up 4.4% year-over-year, according to the ADP National Employment Report, released Wednesday, July 1. The payroll processing firm stated the jobs figure is a bit below the Dow Jones consensus forecast of 110,000. The report showed job creation was uneven in June.
The June national jobs report, released Thursday, July 2, by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), presented a partly cloudy view of America’s business health and labor market. The new report showed total U.S. nonfarm payroll employment increased by 57,000 last month. This is a big dip below the revised total of 129,000 jobs gained in May and way under the 113,000 jobs that many economists had predicted for the month.
Compensation has become a broader business and leadership issue, expanding outside the confines of a traditional HR function. Consider that: Pay transparency laws are driving precision and consistency in related conversations. Economic pressures are making it harder to remain competitive when it comes to talent acquisition and retention. And, employers are having to balance merit-based employment requirements with their compensation decisions.