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What is a PEO?
A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is a company that serves as a human resources partner for businesses that want to outsource the tasks and reduce costs. To legally administer many of the roles, the PEO becomes a joint-employer through employee leasing, meaning that they are the employer of record. This gives the PEO both the ability to manage employees and shared liability
Am I Too Big For PEO?
Ever wonder if you are too big for a Professional Employer Organization (PEO)? We asked the same question and found some answers.
Should We Join A Professional Employer Organization?
Several misconceptions plague PEO's and the intent of this post is to dispel those myths and misconceptions. It goes without saying that not all companies are a fit for a PEO. However, if you are interested in streamlining your providers, gaining access to Fortune 500 benefits, reducing your workers’ compensation cost, and eliminating annual audits while adding HR expertise, then a PEO makes sense for you.
Is a Professional Employer Organization right for your company?
PEOs are great - is one right for you? Well, that depends on what challenges your company faces, so let’s take a look at what PEOs do, how they help businesses, and what they will take off your plate. So let’s look at two scenarios, one without PEO, and one with PEO. Compare the two and you’ll see the difference in how both work.
Does it matter which health insurance carrier my Professional Employer Organization uses?
Employee benefits and the topic of health insurance has been on everyone’s minds the last few years and for good reason. Increasing premiums, Obamacare, state and federal regulations - it’s become a circus. One question we get often is who is the best medical carrier while it sounds simple to answer, it isn’t.
The Change of Things to Come
Finding a solution in the past required multiple vendors and a cumbersome ritual of obtaining the quotes, in addition to trying to figure out who really is giving you the best deal. Well we wondered the same things so we created Dinsmore Steele, a technology company that match companies with the best human capital solutions providers.