Companies looking to outsource employee benefits administration often turn to their insurance brokers. That is not a bad idea if benefits administration is the only HR function a company needs help with. But if there are other functions ownership is looking to outsource, it makes better sense to hook up with a PEO. PEOs are […]
Accounting and bookkeeping are two distinctly different jobs. Although there is some overlap between the two, there are certain things accountants can do that bookkeepers cannot. That is why growing businesses that have long relied on only a bookkeeper eventually end up outsourcing accounting to firms like VertiSource HR. This is not to suggest that […]
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued its final rule that expands the litmus test for determining when two business entities are joint employers. Unfortunately, the final rule tracks closely with the proposed rule issued last year. It opens the door to some strange business arrangements should a recent Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution […]
A hot topic of discussion in our business is benefits administration. We hear a lot about benefits due to the fact that employers rely heavily on them as tools for retaining their most coveted talent. But consider this: a recent survey among employees in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia seem to suggest […]
