PEO

Large and small businesses alike are receiving their employee health plan renewals this month. Costs rise each year, and 2021 is seeing a 9-12% increase range across the board. Open enrollment is a time for reevaluation for both you and your employees. If you are looking to offer a different solution for health benefits, a Professional Employer Organization, or PEO, may be your best option. What is a PEO? A PEO offers a co-employment model for its members, allowing employers […]

Professional Employer Organizations, or PEOs, have traditionally been driven by group health insurance. Their co-employee model allows small to mid-size businesses to tap into employee benefit packages typically offered by large organizations. However, the coronavirus pandemic has brought into focus the additional value PEOs bring to their members – human resources expertise and payroll services. PEOs offer Pandemic- Related HR Policies Few organizations anticipated needing to completely shift their business model in a matter of days. Policies and procedures covering […]

Like the rest of the country, Hoosier businesses are struggling to balance the increased costs of providing employee health benefits with maintaining a strong bottom line. One Indiana small business looked to another Indiana business, WorkSmart Systems, for a cost-effective and streamlined solution and found what they were looking for. A manufacturing and installation organization with 15 employees, this company has been committed to attracting and maintaining its workforce by providing employee benefits. However, with the double-digit premium rate increases, […]

If you are an employer looking to streamline your HR activities, a robust cloud-based HRIS (Human Resource Information System) is your best option. A centralized, easy to use and well-supported system will allow you to focus your energy on more important aspects of your business. Benefits of a Cloud-Based HRIS: 1) HR Management in One Place – There is no need to manage your employment functions across multiple websites, log-ins and vendors. From initial job postings to separation procedures, every […]

Being an employer means you will have the occasional employee who requires disciplinary action or even termination. You can make that difficult situation a bit easier by preparing ahead of time, understanding how you will address the situation when it occurs. Best Practices for an Employee Discipline and Termination Process Outline Disciplinary Procedures in Your Employee Handbook Having an employee handbook that clearly outlines how disciplinary issues will be handled sets expectations for all employees. And, taking the time to […]

In these days of increasing regulation and reporting, having employees has become more complicated. Payroll has moved beyond tracking taxes and vacation, with new federal requirements for overtime designation and health insurance reporting coming into effect over the past few years. Businesses without large human resource departments find it difficult to stay on top of the complexities of managing a workforce. Where companies are experts in what they do, professional employer organizations, or PEOs, are experts in HR administration. Partnering […]

Organizations have to consider the role of social media not only in their marketing efforts but also in their employees’ activities. Creating policies addressing time spent on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and the like at the office must be weighed carefully. Limiting employee access to digital communication tools can impede how they do their job or diminish morale. If it appears that no one in the office is abusing the privilege or is not communicating in a way detrimental to the […]

The shop local movement is alive and strong in Indiana. Knowing where the products they buy come from and being able to call upon an actual person when a problem arises is important to consumers these days. The same is true for businesses, particularly when they are outsourcing critical services like payroll or health insurance. Contracting with a local PEO, or professional employer organization, ensures you have a partner that understands your unique needs, and is readily available to assist […]

For many small businesses, managing the activities usually performed by a human resources department are done on the fly. Performance reviews, creating an employee handbook, or even setting vacation and PTO policies are dealt with as issues arise rather than strategically. The expense of a full-time HR professional is not always in the budget, so employee management duties fall to the owner or designated support staff. Or, the human resources director is being pulled in too many directions. The fact […]