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Unum MarketView Report: Navigating the rapidly evolving leave landscape
In each quarterly marketview report, Unum explores different topics around employee benefits and workforce solutions. In this report, Unum tracks a growing shift in focus from employee retention to workplace

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- Finance, ERP & Operations
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- 29 May 2026
About this report
In each quarterly marketview report, Unum explores different topics around employee benefits and workforce solutions. In this report, Unum tracks a growing shift in focus from employee retention to workplace productivity, with impacts on both new and existing HR trends.
This report focuses on the challenges of leave management, the lasting impact of leave on workplace health and productivity and the potential for a more welcoming (and efficient) return-to-work process.
The report includes key insights covering:
- How employers are changing their approach to managing employee absence.
- Why return to work is so important (and still under repair).
- Why outsourcing leave is here to stay, with a renewed focus on productivity.
Read the report to discover what’s changing, what’s staying the same and what’s still up in the air.
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