March 17th, 2010 by admin

In yesterday’s post, we discussed the challenges employers will be facing as they begin rehiring employees into the workforce. We touched on four areas of which employers should be aware as they begin the hiring process - Job Descriptions, Advertising, Screening and Applications. In today’s post, we will look at another four key elements:
Interviewing
Record Keeping
Temporary [...]
Tags: avoiding lawsuits, employee administration, HR Outsourcing
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March 17th, 2010 by admin

We read in the news that the economy is improving, and unemployment is dropping slowly. The recent labor market outlook surveys show that a majority of employers are somewhat optimistic about job growth. This article discusses a few of the issues you should consider before rehiring or hiring in this post recession job market.
Employers will [...]
Tags: employment compliance, Human Resources, layoffs
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March 11th, 2010 by admin

With the ongoing health debate on Capital Hill, small business owners continue to express concern over the unknown future and how new legislation may impact their health insurance costs. Despite all the uncertainty, one thing is given – healthy employees will ultimately lead to lower insurance premiums. Period. Fewer sicknesses, healthier lifestyles and a well [...]
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March 4th, 2010 by admin

Our last post discussed the concept of “Co-employment” and the role of a Professional Employer Organization. Today we will look at an alternative to co-employment – the ASO.
Administrative Services Outsourcing (ASO)
There has been a growing interest in offering non-PEO services in recent years. Known as ASO (Administrative Services Outsourcing), this service model offers clients a [...]
Tags: employee administration, human resources outsourcing, PEO
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March 2nd, 2010 by admin

In the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) industry, there are typically two types of arrangements – Co-Employment, and ASO (Administrative Services Only). Both assist small and mid-size employers with their human resources tasks and responsibilities, but approach the relationship from two very different directions. Our next few posts will discuss the difference between these service-models and [...]
Tags: Co-employment, PEO, Professional Employer Organizations
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