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Kathryn Mayer

Kathryn Mayer is HRE’s former benefits editor and chair of the Health & Benefits Leadership Conference. She has covered benefits for the better part of a decade, and her stories have won multiple awards, including a Jesse H. Neal Award and honors from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and the National Federation of Press Women. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Denver.
Compensation

Number of the day: improved emergency savings

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Hourly workers saw their savings improve in the last year–but it’s still not a great situation. Here’s what that means for HR leaders.
Benefits

Can benefits help combat the ‘talent tsunami’?

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Facing a tight and complicated labor market, employers are evolving their approach to traditional and voluntary benefits.
Coronavirus

These employers are requiring COVID-19 vaccines

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Mandates are quickly gaining traction as McDonald's, Uber and others tell workers to roll up their sleeves.
Benefits

Benefits news you may have missed: Aug. 16-20

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From how the Delta variant is complicating return-to-office plans to the latest “major trend” in vaccine mandates, here are some of this week’s top stories.
Coronavirus

Major trend coming as COVID-19 vaccines show up in job listings

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'The fact that any job postings mention a vaccine mandate is astounding,' one expert says.
Coronavirus

How return-to-work plans are evolving due to the Delta variant

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Employers’ mask guidance and vaccine strategy changed quickly as the variant spread rapidly. What does it mean for return-to-workplace plans?
Coronavirus

How fast is HR revising safety measures as Delta cases rise?

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New data on mask and vaccine mandates reveal a stark difference from previous months.
Benefits

Benefits news you may have missed: Aug. 9-13

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From employers beginning to mandate vaccines to a new trend taking aim at employee burnout, here are some of this week’s top stories.
Benefits

HRE’s number of the day: vaccine incentives

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Employer incentives can be effective in swaying unvaccinated workers to get inoculated against COVID-19.
Benefits

Want to get workers vaccinated? Try these 6 strategies

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Education and incentives aren't the only approaches employers are taking.
Coronavirus

Why Fauci predicts a boost in employer vaccine mandates

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Momentum is building as Google, Microsoft and others require workers to get inoculated.
Benefits

One of the ‘very best’ new ways to combat employee burnout

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Why some companies are embracing companywide vacation periods.
Benefits

Benefits news you may have missed: July 26-30

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From what new mask guidance means for the workplace to more employers turning to vaccine mandates, here are some of this week’s top stories.
Benefits

How employers are reacting to vaccine mandates, Delta threat

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'The rise of the Delta variant has really raised the stakes,' one expert says.
Benefits

One startup’s benefits strategy: collective PTO, onsite childcare

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Podium is taking aim at burnout–and trying to retain talent–with a host of offerings designed to support and unite workers.
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