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Mental health & benefits

New project gives free access to corporate COVID-19 strategies

More than 300 organizations including Ford, Starbucks and New Balance have already contributed.
Carol Patton is a contributing editor for HRE who also writes HR articles and columns for business and education magazines. View Article
Carol Patton
Fri Jun 5th, 2020 | 2 min read

Benefits news you may have missed: June 1-5

From the best strategies to improve employee mental health to how loneliness is hurting employee health, here are some of this week’s top stories.
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 Jun 5th, 2020 | 2 min read

Sage-Gavin: Remote work brings culture front and center

CHROs around the world seek to help their organizations not only cope with—but emerge better from—the COVID-19 crisis.
HR Leadership columnist Eva Sage-Gavin is a distinguished HR thought leader and former CHRO with more than three decades of broad experience in Fortune 500 global consumer, technology and retail corporations. She currently serves as the senior managing director for Accenture’s global talent & organization consulting practice and as a technology Board Director. She can be emailed at hreletters@lrp.com. View Article
Eva Sage-Gavin
Wed Jun 3rd, 2020 | 4 min read

10 strategies to improve employee mental health

As the coronavirus pandemic shines a light on stress, anxiety, depression and more, HR leaders and other experts share ways to help.
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 Jun 2nd, 2020 | 8 min read

HRE soundbite: Loneliness is ‘as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day’

Cigna’s Dr. Stuart Lustig sounds off on how the issue is affecting employees’ health—and, in turn, employers.
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
Tue Jun 2nd, 2020 | 2 min read

Coronavirus resource spotlight: Alight’s return to the workplace app

The daily health assessment helps combat COVID-19 spread and provides employees with access to concierge services.
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
Mon Jun 1st, 2020 | 2 min read

Why empathy is key as employees return to workplaces

HR needs to be ready to deal with fear, depression and other challenges.

Carol Patton is a contributing editor for HRE who also writes HR articles and columns for business and education magazines. View Article
Carol Patton
Fri May 29th, 2020 | 4 min read

Benefits news you may have missed: May 25-29

From 2021’s new HSA limits to Edward Jones’ coronavirus strategy, here are some of this week’s top stories.
Kathryn Mayer
Fri May 29th, 2020 | 2 min read

How employers can drive success in a post-COVID-19 world

The pandemic will forever change our personal relationship to work.
Peter Jackson
Thu May 28th, 2020 | 5 min read

HRE’s number of the day: employee morale

Here’s how many small and medium-sized businesses say maintaining morale is their biggest challenge 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. 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 May 28th, 2020 | 2 min read

Edward Jones’ coronavirus strategy: Keeping employees (virtually) connected

Virtual meetings and coffee chats among the financial services firm’s tools to engage workers, CHRO says.
Kathryn Mayer
Thu May 28th, 2020 | 4 min read

27 million have lost employer-sponsored health coverage

Kaiser Family Foundation analysis reveals staggering statistic from the pandemic—one that some employers and industry insiders hope to change.
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 May 27th, 2020 | 3 min read

Coronavirus resource spotlight: Employer mental health guide

The Business Group on Health’s new tool aims to help HR and benefit leaders at global organizations develop and implement mental health programs.
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 May 27th, 2020 | 3 min read

Retailers turn to bonuses, benefits to aid workers during pandemic

Many of the rewards are a way to thank employees—and keep them working—during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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 May 26th, 2020 | 3 min read

The 3 C’s for successful return-to-work communication

This is a time for true HR leadership.
Kate Duchene
Fri May 22nd, 2020 | 5 min read

HRE soundbite: ‘Touch benefits as a last resort’

HSA Bank’s Kevin Robertson suggests that employers should avoid making any big coronavirus-related benefits changes for as long as possible.
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 May 22nd, 2020 | 2 min read

Why employees shouldn’t expect ‘normal’ for a while

A recent survey found 60% of employers aren't planning to fully reopen their workplaces for at least two months.
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 May 22nd, 2020 | 3 min read

Benefits news you may have missed: May 18-22

From Cisco’s new mental health offering to Levi’s enhanced paid sick leave policy, here are some of this week’s top stories.
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 May 22nd, 2020 | 2 min read

Cisco looking to alleviate COVID stress with this unique perk

The tech company is encouraging all of its workers to take a collective day off to rest on May 22 amid the coronavirus 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 May 21st, 2020 | 2 min read

Coronavirus resource spotlight: Headspace’s mental health tools

The company is giving employers free access to some of its tools—focused on mindfulness—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. 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 May 21st, 2020 | 2 min read