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Improving productivity in the workplace is a top priority for executives in 2025, even outweighing managing medical benefits costs, which are expected to rise sharply next year.

Workplace productivity is growing at an annualized rate of 1.6%, which is below the long-term rate of 2.1%, according to HUB International 2025 employee benefits outlook. Employers are looking to align total rewards incentives to drive productivity gains and provide training and upskilling efforts in their benefits offerings as artificial intelligence and automation change workplace dynamics.

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