economy
May 4, 2026
Companies maintain traditional benefits that do not meet workers' real needs
51% of organizations do not monitor the use of the benefits they offer. Photo: iStock
TL;DR
- 51% of companies do not monitor the use of benefits offered, limiting insight into employee utilization.
- 14.5% of companies acknowledge their benefit plans are inefficient.
- A significant percentage of companies lack health prevention programs (61.4%) and complementary plans (70.6%).
- 72% of companies have not adopted advanced technological tools for managing employee benefits.
- Nearly 80% of companies do not measure employee financial health or promote savings.
- 48% of Generation Z in the region feel financially insecure.
- 82% of workers utilize flexible remuneration tools when available for daily needs.
- Non-traditional compensation models can offer significant payroll cost savings (up to 30%) and reduce employee turnover (up to 20%).
- Many companies are hesitant to innovate due to a perceived limitation by traditional legal frameworks.
- Flexible compensation models allow employees to allocate benefits to daily expenses or access liquidity.