Outlook 2025: Employee Benefits

Affordability, vitality, resiliency, and employee wellbeing are the key areas of focus when it comes to employee benefits in 2025. With this outlook, see how organizations will embrace innovative strategies as the cost of healthcare benefits—driven largely by skyrocketing pharmaceutical prices—will continue to pressure employers who are committed to maintaining these and other benefits. In addition, employers are enhancing benefits to improve mental health and employee wellbeing. To increase productivity and retention, employers will ramp up job training and reskilling programs, leaning heavily on data analytics, artificial intelligence, and personalized benefits. 

See also the 2025 Compensation Planning Guide for additional assistance on another key part of any employee benefits plan.