by Tara Watson | May 22, 2026 | Strategy & Workforce Culture
Organisations in Asia have spent years expanding their mental health benefit portfolios, adding employee assistance programs, digital therapy platforms, and peer support networks. Yet a growing body of evidence suggests that investment alone is not closing the gap...
by Tara Watson | May 22, 2026 | Strategy & Workforce Culture
Small and mid-sized businesses are systematically being charged unexpected fees for retirement plans, with negative consequences for plan sponsors and participants, a new survey from the plan provider Human Interest found. Two-thirds of small and mid-sized businesses...
by Tara Watson | May 22, 2026 | Strategy & Workforce Culture
Two announcements arrived this week from companies in entirely different industries. The messaging was very similar: things are going well, AI is working and that means fewer people. Cisco announced fewer than 4,000 layoffs alongside fiscal Q3 2026 results showing...
by Tara Watson | May 22, 2026 | Strategy & Workforce Culture
Employers in the U.S. appear to have delivered on their compensation promises in 2026, according to new data from Mercer. However, a deeper look shows that a narrative about a wave of across-the-board pay increases doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. The mean merit...
by Tara Watson | May 22, 2026 | Strategy & Workforce Culture
Businesses that have rapidly expanded their tech stacks may be blurring the link between their daily work and actual financial performance. Without clear visibility into how work contributes to revenue, search firms risk incurring hidden losses that threaten their...
