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 […]
There comes a time when just about every emerging business needs to make a decision about accounting. An in-house bookkeeper has been maintaining day-to-day finances while the company has paid a certified public accountant to handle more advanced accounting tasks. But now the company is large enough to require more help. Is it time to […]
The headline of this post was designed to get your attention by making a statement that seems all too obvious: not all HR software is the same. You know that. But do you know what makes software packages different? More often than not, the differences boil down to function. Those differences are not minor. How […]
VertiSource HR’s Human Resource Information System (HRIS Cloud) is an industry-leading HR management package offering all the most critical functions in a cloud-based environment. We believe that it is a model for the type of HRIS software nearly every business in America could benefit from. If you need a reason to consider taking a look […]
PEO companies offer different levels of service based on their business models. Some PEO services offer more while others offer less. We mention this to set up the following question: does your PEO offer worker’s compensation risk management? We do. Worker’s compensation risk management represents a tried-and-true approach to reducing the risks that can lead […]
Now is not a good time to own office space. Ever since the start of the COVID pandemic, being a landlord with vacant office space has been a tricky proposition. The problem has only gotten worse. According to recent data, office vacancies in the U.S. are at an all-time high. There are lessons to be […]
There has been a lot of discussion over the last 12-18 months about the Great Resignation and how it demonstrates new priorities within the modern workforce. Millions of people willing to quit their jobs in search of greener pastures are not necessarily satisfied with maintaining the status quo. But when it comes to college grads […]
