Key Compensation Trends in Q3 2025 Inflation Has Stabilized — But Pressure Remains While the US inflation rate (currently 2.67%) is now below reported merit budget increases (3.2%) and starting to resemble pre-pandemic norms, employees continue to feel economic strain, particularly from high housing costs and regional cost of living disparities (Y Charts and Mercer). […]

By now, there are plenty of sources describing the Dayforce acquisition by Thoma Bravo that was announced last week. Thus far, market reaction has been positive with most analysts citing Thoma Bravo’s reputation for finding and scaling undervalued tech assets as a vote of confidence in Dayforce’s AI-driven platform. Expect this transaction and speculation about […]

Thoma Bravo does not just invest, they scale. They have backed some of the biggest names in enterprise software, and now they are putting their weight behind Dayforce. Going private frees up leadership to focus on innovation and customer experience. Public companies spend more than 20% of executive time on regulatory compliance and investor relations. […]

The anticipated themes of a slowing economy, new legislation and evolving workforce expectations continue to be the primary forces shaping Compensation and HR practices in 2025. Read the latest on how employers are actively addressing these challenges.

With a slowing economy, new legislation and ever-changing workforce expectations, the compensation landscape will continue to evolve in 2025, pushing Human Resources (HR) professionals to do more with less. What are other employers doing to solve for these new challenges?

With a slowing economy, new legislation and ever-changing workforce expectations, the compensation landscape will continue to evolve in 2025, pushing Human Resources (HR) professionals to do more with less. What are other employers doing to solve for these new challenges?

We were once told that asking about someone’s salary or discussing your salary with coworkers was a fireable offense. No wonder such a negative stigma has been built around pay transparency. Enter: pay transparency legislation. What was once a nightmare for HR departments – employee salaries becoming public knowledge – is now becoming common and […]

In the Workday ecosystem, there is a category of partners identified as Payroll Connect Partners that was initially comprised of five or six organizations specializing in multi-country payroll. They have expanded to include nearly thirty managed payroll partners maintaining pre-built integrations for the U.S. or countries they serve. One of these payroll partners stands above […]

Read our combined recap of ADP MoTM featuring the POVs of industry analyst Pete A. Tiliakos’ and HR transformation advisor, Julie Fernandez.