# Workforce Trends

### [Your Employees Are Already in Perimenopause — Is Your Benefits Strategy Ready?](/content/blog/menopause-employee-benefits-amy-spurling/index.html)

Employee needs change every few years, and companies always scramble to catch up. I’ve watched this pattern play out from two vantage points: first as...

### [Lifestyle Benefits for Registered Nurses: What Works for Shift-Based Teams](/content/blog/lifestyle-benefits-for-registered-nurses/index.html)

The lifestyle benefits that registered nurses actually use — and are more likely to stay for — are flexible programs that fit shift-based work. These...

### [How to Build a Weight Management Stipend in 2026 (Step-by-Step)](/content/blog/how-to-build-a-weight-management-stipend/index.html)

Healthcare costs are rising at their fastest pace in over a decade, and GLP-1 medications are sitting at the center of that pressure. Employees want...

### [Lifestyle Benefits for Hourly and Seasonal Workers: Design, Implementation, and Compliance](/content/blog/lifestyle-benefits-for-hourly-seasonal-workers/index.html)

Most companies design their benefits programs with one employee in mind: full-time, salaried, same schedule every week. That works fine until June hits and you’re...

### [Why Admin Simplicity Is the Real Differentiator in Easy-to-Use Employee Benefits Software](/content/blog/admin-simplicity-in-easy-to-use-employee-benefits-software/index.html)

HR leaders don’t wake up thinking, “I hope I add another vendor to manage today.” They think: In 2026, “easy-to-use employee benefits software” isn’t about...

### [Ultimate List of Employee Stipend Statistics (2026): Adoption, Funding, Participation, and Usage](/content/blog/employee-stipend-statistics/index.html)

Employee stipends aren’t a “nice-to-have.” For many companies, particularly those operating with tight budgets or lean teams (and, in 2026, who isn’t?), they’ve become the...

### [Employee Discounts, Marketplaces, and Stipends: A 2026 Employee Benefits Comparison](/content/blog/employee-benefits-discounts-marketplace-comparison/index.html)

Employee discounts aren’t new. But the way employers evaluate them is changing. For years, many HR teams deprioritized traditional discount portals. They were easy to...

### [What’s New in Compt: Product Updates, February 2026](/content/blog/compt-product-updates-february-2026/index.html)

A roundup of February 2026 Compt product updates across recognition, payroll, and lifestyle benefits benchmarking...

### [The 2026 Annual Lifestyle Benefits Benchmark Report Is Available Now](/content/blog/2026-lifestyle-benefits-benchmark-report-available-now/index.html)

Benefits programs for 2026 are already in motion, which makes one question especially relevant right now: How do your decisions compare to your peers’? Not...