A PEO is a type of full-service human resource outsourcing known as co-employment. In this arrangement, the PEO performs various employee administration tasks, such as payroll, and benefits administration, on behalf of a business.

Often, a business owner will dismiss the value of a PEO because they are afraid of losing control of their employees. Their perception is that the employee will no longer work for their company but that the PEO will become the employer of record. To be clear, the client is able to maintain control and direction over the employees within the PEO relationship.

The PEO is often viewed as a co-employer, this is beneficial when it comes to negotiating health insurance and other compensatory elements, because a PEO is seen to have tens of thousands of employees, meaning they have much greater purchasing and negotiating power than you would as a small business owner.

In an ASO, your employees remain yours. The only relationship an ASO has with the employee is like that of any HR department: the ASO’s purpose is to administer employee relations compliance, but it also means you don’t have to hire another full-time employee to handle those tasks. An ASO can help with the development of employee handbooks, policies, and procedures, but ultimately the enforcement will fall to you. The ASO only assists in an advisory capacity.

Yes. We will work with you and your team to determine if there are valid reasons to make this transition and if it is in the client’s best interest, then we will help you establish a plan for selecting new providers, developing realistic timelines and provide you with a checklist of tasks to be completed to create an effective and efficient transition.