What is a Professional Employer Organization?

A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is a company that provides essential Human Resource services to you and your employees. These employees represent every facet of the workforce, from firefighters to accountants. There is no stereotypical PEO client; professional employer services appeal to companies of all sizes and profiles.

Avoid the headaches, confusion, and hassles associated with medical benefits, payroll, unemployment insurance and workers' compensation claims, payroll tax compliance, health care, labor laws, and the myriad of other issues affecting business owners today. Focus your time, energy, and resources on increasing your company's efficiency and/or bottom line. Join the growing number of businesses taking advantage of the benefits of a Professional Employer Organization.

PEO = More and

What is the difference between temporary staffing services and a PEO arrangement?

A temporary staffing service recruits employees and assigns them to clients to support or supplement the client's workforce in special situations. A PEO arrangement involves all or a significant number of the client workplace employees in a long-term, non-project-related, employment relationship. The PEO assumes the employer responsibility for employment tax, benefit plans and other human resource functions.

Why would a business use a PEO?

All business owners want to focus their time and energy on the "business of their business" and not on the "business of employment." Most business owners don't have the necessary human resource training, payroll and accounting skills, knowledge of regulatory compliance, or background in risk management, insurance and employee benefit programs to meet the demands of being a good employer.

In a PEO arrangement, does the businesss owner lose control of his or her business?

Absolutely not. As co-employers, the PEO and client/business owner become partners in the employment of their workers. The client retains ownership of the company and manages the day-to-day activities of the employees. As co-employers, the PEO and client contractually share or assume employer responsibilities and liabilities.

What The Roberts Company can do for you...

These non-core activities take up your time and money. Let The Roberts Company take the burden of administering the following functions for you more time and cost effectively:

• Payroll
• Better Benefits Packages
• Employee Management
• Unemployment and Workers' Compensation Management
• Other Employment Services (such as employee handbooks)
• Record Keeping and Reporting