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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

Employees’ latest mental health challenge? Rising inflation

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Employers cannot ignore the emotional toll that the soaring cost-of-living is having on some workers, one expert says.
Benefits

Inside EY’s $22 million strategy to get workers back into the office

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A temporary fund set up by the firm reimbursed all commuting costs, dependent care costs, and pet care costs for its U.S. workers so that the barriers would be removed for office visits.
Compensation

Number of the day: inflation-driven paycheck concerns

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A growing number of employees say they are looking for new, better-paying jobs because of the rising cost of living—data that signals important implications for HR leaders.
Benefits

Employers budgeting big pay raises for 2023

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The hot job market and inflation are both driving factors.
Communication strategy

Number of the day: employees looking for new jobs

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More data further proves the Great Resignation is far from over—and indicates what HR leaders can do to help sway workers to stay put.
Benefits

Among the top 2023 benefits trends: affordability and family support

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The vast majority of companies say they are looking to enhance their health and benefit offerings next year in order to attract and retain talent.
Compensation

As inflation hits 40-year high, how is it changing employer strategy?

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Soaring cost-of-living is spurring employers to rethink several workplace strategies, from return to office mandates to benefits tactics.
Employee engagement

Post-Roe, how can employers prepare for legal complications?

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One legal expert answers burning questions for organizations about navigating state policies, abortion travel benefits and more.
Culture

Number of the day: remote v. in-person employee performance

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New data 'signals that innovative remote and hybrid approaches to work indeed are working,' says one expert.
Benefits

Growing number of HR leaders responding to Roe reversal

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A growing number of HR and company leaders are feeling compelled to address the news as more employees seek social leadership from their employers.
Benefits

Most employers aren’t expanding benefits, in spite of retention woes

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Organizations 'are not agile enough to adapt to the market,' one industry expert says.
Benefits

The latest on what HR needs to know about Roe v. Wade reversal

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An explainer guide regarding the recent end of federal abortion rights, including what organizations should do now.
Employee Wellbeing

Number of the day: Retirement support

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An overwhelming majority of employees say their employers need to do more to help them with their post-work savings.
Benefits

Post-Roe, HR challenges abound: Backlash likely ‘no matter what you do’

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Company leaders are wrestling with decisions from voicing opinions to expanding abortion coverage for employees.
Benefits

Many companies responding to Roe reversal with abortion travel benefits

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Disney and JP Morgan Chase are among a growing list of employers announcing they will cover employees’ expenses if they have to travel for abortion services.
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