Compensation

Walmart hands out another round of employee bonuses

The retailer is giving workers a second cash reward to thank them for working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kathryn Mayer
Fri May 15th, 2020 | 2 min read

McDonald’s handing out coronavirus-related bonuses

The fast food giant is the latest employer to turn to one-time payments to help employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kathryn Mayer
Wed May 13th, 2020 | 3 min read

Insights from a CHRO: NCHS’s Peter Adebi

After nearly 20 years with Nemours, Adebi is helping the organization tackle one of its biggest people challenges ever.
Jen Colletta
Wed May 13th, 2020 | 12 min read

How Nemours Children’s Hospital takes engagement ‘deeper’

CHRO Peter Adebi shares a few of the healthcare system's award-winning programs.
Jen Colletta
Thu May 7th, 2020 | 4 min read

Benefits and the pandemic: Are you stepping up?

It’s easy to make a business case for robust rewards in a hot job market. It’s much harder to do so during an economic and health crisis.
Kathryn Mayer
Mon May 4th, 2020 | 4 min read

Financial health is workers’ biggest wellness concern

Workers are more concerned about their finances than they are about mental or physical health.
Kathryn Mayer is HRE’s benefits editor and chair of the Health & Benefits Leadership Conference. She has covered benefits for the better part of a decade. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Denver. She can be reached at kmayer@lrp.com. View Article
Kathryn Mayer
Wed Apr 29th, 2020 | 2 min read

4 tips for communicating a halt in 401(k) matches

Industry experts offer HR and benefits leaders advice on how to communicate retirement account changes due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Kathryn Mayer
Thu Apr 23rd, 2020 | 2 min read

HRE’s number of the day: Emergency savings concerns

Here’s how many Americans say a lack of savings is their top financial concern during the pandemic—and what it means for HR leaders.
Kathryn Mayer
Tue Apr 21st, 2020 | 2 min read

Ally Financial’s COVID-19 strategy: Embrace employee benefits

More paid time off, expanded childcare support and a one-time check for $1,200 are among the strategies for helping workers, CHRO says.
Kathryn Mayer
Mon Apr 20th, 2020 | 3 min read

5 final topics to review if you’re missing HBLC

Though the COVID19 means we aren't gathering for our conference this year, HRE's coverage of the hottest trends concludes with these final thoughts.
Kathryn Mayer
Fri Apr 17th, 2020 | 2 min read

Missing HBLC? More benefits topics to catch up on

Though the coronavirus means we aren't gathering for our benefits conference, HRE's coverage of the industry’s hottest trends continues.
Kathryn Mayer
Thu Apr 16th, 2020 | 4 min read

Microsoft offers 12 weeks of paid parental leave due to pandemic

The tech giant is the latest employer to beef up benefits and offer extra support for employees working at home.
Kathryn Mayer
Mon Apr 13th, 2020 | 3 min read

Coronavirus-related paid employer leave could top $23 billion

Analysis from the Integrated Benefits Institute finds the staggering cost of sick leave and short-term disability as a result of the pandemic.
Kathryn Mayer is HRE’s 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. She can be reached at kmayer@lrp.com. View Article
Kathryn Mayer
Tue Apr 7th, 2020 | 2 min read

These are employers’ top coronavirus-related concerns

Employers are pretty much on the same page when it comes to tackling the many workplace issues stemming from the pandemic.
Tom Starner, a Philadelphia-based freelance writer, has been covering HR and its component parts for more than two decades. View Article
Tom Starner
Fri Apr 3rd, 2020 | 3 min read

10 benefits to bet on

April 2 was National Employee Benefits Day, and these perks offer a high-value for employers, industry experts say.
Kathryn Mayer is HRE’s 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. She can be reached at kmayer@lrp.com. View Article
Kathryn Mayer
Wed Apr 1st, 2020 | 6 min read

Furloughs: An alternative strategy for managing the workforce

The concept is becoming a reality for many workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jeffrey S. Siegel
Tue Mar 31st, 2020 | 5 min read

Employers look at cost-cutting as COVID-19 impacts economy

While implementing a hiring freeze tops most HR strategies to combat COVID-19, few employers say they will stop or delay pay raises.
Nick Otto is HRE’s senior digital editor. He is a professional communicator with more than a decade of demonstrated accomplishments in newspaper and trade publishing. He has spent the past five years covering the employee benefits space and holds bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida. He can be reached at notto@lrp.com or follow him on twitter @Ottografs. View Article
Nick Otto
Tue Mar 31st, 2020 | 3 min read

Stimulus package provides tax relief for student loan benefits

Employers will get a tax break for annual contributions toward employees’ student debt this year.
Kathryn Mayer is HRE’s 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. She can be reached at kmayer@lrp.com. View Article
Kathryn Mayer
Fri Mar 27th, 2020 | 3 min read

How employers handle today’s crisis will matter in the long-term

Employees and future candidates will remember the response.  
Julie Cook Ramirez is a Rockford, Ill.-based journalist and copywriter, covering all aspects of human resources. View Article
Julie Cook Ramirez
Fri Mar 27th, 2020 | 2 min read

Kroger handing out bonuses, adding COVID-19 leave

The nation’s largest grocer is among the employers aiming to help frontline workers with benefits during the pandemic.
Kathryn Mayer is HRE’s 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. She can be reached at kmayer@lrp.com. View Article
Kathryn Mayer
Thu Mar 26th, 2020 | 3 min read