How PEOs Help Businesses Slash Costs and Stay Competitive

Businesses in the U.S. are benefitting tremendously by outsourcing human resources and payroll functions to Professional Employer Organizations, or "PEOs." PEOs have a co-employment relationship with their clients, assuming many employer responsibilities and managing employee risks while the employers manage their employees at the workplace. In other words, PEOs let companies actually concentrate on doing business, rather than doing paperwork.

Using a PEO can help companies attract the the very best employees because it gives them the ability to offer much better benefits than they would likely be able to on their own. In the cutthroat world of 21st century business, every advantage is critical. Being able to offer top benefits is a competitive advantage in the struggle for the best workers.

The Conference Board recently conducted a study in which a number of companies with more than $1 billion in revenue were asked if they would use human resources outsourcing. A resounding 80% said yes. None of the companies indicated a desire to move human resources back in-house. It it works for a company that does over a billion in sales, then it will work for you.

A PEO will become an important piece of your business. When you hand your human resources functions over to a PEO, it immediately creates an intermingling of the two organizations. Your employees will actually be employed by the PEO but will probably have no idea. Among the many things a PEO will do for your company, a PEO will write payroll checks, manage employee benefits and handle workers comp claims. PEOs also give their clients excellent visibility into their human resources functions by providing instant access to reports and employee information. However, it doesn't stop there. A PEO can do things like hire employees, provide legal assistance, and create employee handbooks. Your PEO will become your most trusted business ally.

Making things easy is always nice. But dollars generated is the most important thing. Fortunately, that is where professional employer organizations excel. With a PEO, you pay a workers compensation rate based on the PEO's business, and not yours. Since you pay a workers compensation rate based on the PEO rather than your own business, you could save thousands of dollars.

The growth in the PEO industry reflects businesses trying to be more efficient by focusing their efforts on where they actually make their money. Since PEOs are strictly in the business of dealing with employees, they do that one thing very well. They probably do it a lot better than you. In most cases, it is much more cost effective to hire a PEO than to hire a whole department of people to manage human resources. In the modern business environment, being able to cut costs and keep employees happy can mean greater success for your business.

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