Conclusion

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1. Employee experience and wellness is the top priority for 2025

2. HR initiatives receive less leadership backing than 2024

3. AI usage in HR is due rapid growth

4. Over a third of businesses still aren’t using surveys to measure employee engagement

5. Over 50% of HR professionals are satisfied with their L&D budget

6. Training managers remains the top L&D priority this year!

7. Performance is increasingly unconnected with pay

8. More HR professionals aren’t benchmarking salaries

9. Pay transparency is on the rise

10. Internal recruitment continues to lead the way when acquiring new talent

11. Employee onboarding keeps getting better

12. HR professionals are finding performance management processes more effective

13. Training and education lead ED&I priorities for 2025

14. More businesses have introduced ED&I policies in the last year