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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.
Coronavirus

Number of the day: benefits education

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The vast majority of employees don’t educate themselves on their benefit options. Here’s what that means for HR leaders.
Coronavirus

Bersin: Which COVID response stage is your organization in?

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Why HR's next steps need to include adopting technology and moving beyond financial survival and workplace safety.
Coronavirus

Pandemic to drive up employer health costs next year

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Deferred healthcare this year will fuel increases in employer costs for healthcare benefits in 2021.
Compensation

Why employers are thinking more about financial wellness

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New research shows organizations feel increasing responsibility for workers' financial wellness–especially during the pandemic.
Benefits

Benefits news you may have missed: Sept. 21-25

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From why employers should act now on mental health to how financial wellness programs are changing, here are some of the week’s top stories.
Benefits

Here’s why Verizon is giving workers PTO to vote

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The telecommunications company joins a growing list of companies that are allowing employees to take time off on Election Day.
Coronavirus

Number of the day: ineffective childcare programs

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Employers are boosting efforts to meet workers’ childcare needs, but only 39% of employers feel those programs are effective.
Benefits

Number of the day: benefits wakeup call

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COVID-19 is prompting employees to invest time more time selecting coverage options. Here’s what that means for HR leaders.
Coronavirus

HR Tech number of the day: workplace tech

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Adoption of workplace technology is paying off for HR departments, Paychex research finds.
Coronavirus

Inside Citizens Bank’s unique COVID-era benefits

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Tutoring benefit, job support for laid-off spouses among the employer’s strategies to address employees’ pain points.
Coronavirus

Why employers should act now on mental health

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With anxiety, depression and stress continuing, experts warn of serious consequences if companies don’t prioritize workers’ emotional wellbeing.
Coronavirus

How many working parents have quit due to the pandemic?

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New data highlights the work HR and company leaders must do to prevent a further exodus from the workforce.
Career Development

Benefits news you may have missed: Sept. 14-18

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From why COVID is driving the value of benefits to the two health issues employers should target now, here are some of the week’s top stories.
Coronavirus

Workers fear getting fired for discussing COVID-19 stress

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Employees are worried about discussing mental health in the workplace. That needs to change, experts say.
Benefits

Why coronavirus is driving the value of employee benefits

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New research also offers important lessons with open enrollment coming up.
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