As AI expands, soft skills take center stage in 2026

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  • Key Insight: Discover how AI-driven benefits reshape benefits ROI and employee engagement strategies.
  • Supporting Data: Remote job applications fell from 27% to 16% between early 2022 and late 2024.
  • Forward Look: Prepare for 2026: rising demand for emotional intelligence and remote-work as premium benefits.
  • Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review

The benefits industry is in a state of flux.

Jimmy Nesbitt
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Jimmy Nesbitt is a reporter at Employee Benefit News, where he covers the evolving landscape of workplace benefits, healthcare, retirement, financial wellness and related policy issues. His career … Read full bio


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