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.
Number of the day: quitting over in-person work
Data on how employees feel about requirements to return to the office full-time spell a warning for Elon Musk and other company leaders.
Will HR leaders turn to Bitcoin to diversify retirement plans?
Cryptocurrency could become the latest trend in retirement offerings, but many experts caution about the risk involved.
More HR leaders turning to salary hikes in response to high inflation
The trend also comes as employers get competitive in a hot job market.
Elon Musk is ending remote work. Will other employers join him?
'If you don’t show up, we will assume you have resigned,' Musk told Tesla and SpaceX employees. It's a move many call risky.
How rising retiree medical costs highlight the role of HSAs
New Fidelity research has implications for employers and HR leaders navigating myriad challenges—especially holding down healthcare costs.
Number of the day: financial stress
A bleak new report sheds light on how much employees are struggling to pay their bills. Here’s what it means to HR leaders.
Food, concerts and more: Can they help lure workers back into offices?
Experts and HR leaders say such benefits as childcare and even free food can help entice employees back after two years of working at home.
6 ways to help employees after the Texas mass shooting
Experts offer strategies for supporting workers.
Number of the day: 2023 HSA contribution limit
Annual health savings account contribution limits are increasing in one of the biggest jumps ever.
Passionate about benefits? Submit to speak at HRE’s 2023 conference
Innovative HR and benefits leaders are encouraged to submit a proposal to share ideas at next year’s Health and Benefits Leadership Conference.
