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This week’s headlines ranges from news about Sam’s Club upping its starting wage to Generation Z workers admitting they’re willing to bend the rules to get the job done.
Here’s a snapshot of numbers making waves in the HR space.
By the numbers
2.5x
The rate at which Gen Z employees are more likely to bend the rules at work compared to older generations, according to a report by LRN Corp., an ethics and compliance solutions firm. Yet 63% of Gen Z workers said they’re likely to check their employer’s code of conduct.
5.8%
The rate at which health benefit costs are expected to increase in 2025, according to Mercer’s 2024 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans — making it the third consecutive year total health benefit cost per employee will climb more than 5%.
$16
The new starting wage for Sam’s Club employees, according to a recent announcement by President and CEO Chris Nicholas. Workers’ average hourly rate will reach about $19 — a figure that has climbed nearly 30% in the past five years.
35%
The percentage that women are more likely to forgo or delay medical care than men, according to the results of the 2024 Deloitte Health Care Consumer Survey. Half of women surveyed say they skip or delay medical care, citing cost, long wait times and transportation issues as barriers.
More than 90%
The percentage of talent development professionals who said they use learning assessments to determine the effectiveness of their learning and development programs, according to a report from the Association for Talent Development.
