| "body"> | | | | has to be devoted to employee issues- therefore the |
| Over the years I've dealt with many business owners | | | | value of outsourcing this work becomes a more |
| who confuse Employee Leasing (a.k.a. PEO services) | | | | profitable decision. |
| with staffing or temporary labor companies. In many | | | | A business can benefit by using a staffing or |
| cases those same business owners have had | | | | temporary help service in variety of ways, as well. The |
| experience with one or the other services, but really | | | | obvious advantage is the ability to access short-term |
| aren't familiar with the differences. So what are they, | | | | help immediately. Whether it is a construction project |
| and how do each benefit employers? | | | | with a timeline that requires temporary labor, or a |
| To begin with, an Employee Leasing company's main | | | | secretary who takes a leave of absence for an |
| benefit to an employer is to relieve the non-profit | | | | extended period of time; accessing pre-qualified help at |
| producing tasks of dealing with employee | | | | a moment's notice is when these services can be an |
| administrative hassles- such as payroll, employee | | | | employer's best friend. |
| benefits, human resources and workers' compensation. | | | | The administrative costs such as payroll, |
| By outsourcing these to an Employee Leasing | | | | unemployment taxes and workers' compensation are |
| company, the employer can focus on what they do | | | | handled by the staffing company. The employer also |
| best and grow their bottom line. | | | | relieves themselves of any benefit requirements like |
| Throughout the years, business owners have faced | | | | health care, vacation, sick or holiday pay. But, there is a |
| increasingly escalated government rules regarding | | | | premium to pay for these short-term employment |
| employment. Employee Leasing companies assume | | | | services. The overall employee-related costs will be |
| many of these responsibilities and provide expertise in | | | | much higher including fees that are added for using |
| human resource management. | | | | staffing companies. The added risks and administrative |
| An Employee Leasing company is typically the most | | | | costs for the services they're providing is exactly why |
| cost-effective option for an employer when the | | | | staffing companies are to be used as a temporary |
| business owner has five or more full-time employees. | | | | solution. |
| Costs related to workers' compensation, | | | | Just as convenience and grocery stores fill a specific |
| unemployment tax and payroll administration are much | | | | need, the services that Employee Leasing and staffing |
| less in comparison to a staffing or short-term | | | | companies provide (although different) are an |
| employment arrangement. As you can imagine the | | | | invaluable resource for businesses. |
| more employees as a business has, the more time | | | | |