Why Benefits Remain One of HR’s Biggest Data Blind Spots

Employee benefits can be the second-biggest people cost, yet many global organisations cannot clearly see what they offer, what they spend, or what value each provider delivers.

In this episode of the HR Leaders Podcast, I had an inspiring conversation with Chris Bruce, CEO and Co-Founder at Origin. He explains why fragmented policies, spreadsheets, and local systems have kept benefits out of strategic business conversations.

🎓 In this episode, Chris discusses:

1. Why one of the biggest people costs remains largely invisible, leaving leadership teams unable to make informed decisions about benefits.
2. How AI changes a 12.5-year manual challenge by turning thousands of policies, handbooks, and agreements into structured data.
3. Why benefits data must live inside daily workflows if organisations want it to remain accurate after the initial review.
4. What co-creating technology with multinational employers reveals that industry expertise alone cannot uncover.
5. How benefits can become a strategic workforce lever, supporting cost control, employee experience, expansion, compliance, and retention.

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