Cons of using PEO companies Costs of benefits can fluctuate. Lower quality of HR services. Compliance is not guaranteed. Employees have limited access to HR.
A PEO, or professional employer organization, has a different relationship with client companies. Instead of being a firm that leases employees to their clients, a PEO becomes an employer of record for the client's employees. This is known as a co-employment agreement.
Three Types of PEO Co-employers. The idea of giving complete power in the hands of an HR outsource company might not settle with everyone. Professional Employer Organization. This type of PEO providing HR services does not become the employer of record. Staffing Companies.
Employee leasing is an arrangement between a business and a staffing firm, who supplies workers on a project-specific or temporary basis. These employees work for the client business, but the leasing agency pays their salaries and handles all of the HR administration associated with their employment.
California law has stipulated the requirements for classifying an employee as a temporary agency employee. These requirements include the right of the agency to assign and reassign a worker, but the workers have the right to refuse an assignment and remain on the agency's hiring list.
Examples of work provided by Employee Leasing Companies are Payroll Services, Insurance, Tax Services, and various Personnel Services.
Limited Autonomy: When you partner with a PEO, you may have less control over certain HR functions, such as payroll and benefits administration. This could be a drawback if you prefer hands-on management of these areas.
An employee leasing agency will provide you with temporary workers, but a PEO doesn't. In a co-employment arrangement, you supply and manage your own workforce, while the PEO helps you handle HR administration.
Drawbacks of employee leasing Less control: One of the greatest risks of employee leasing is that you're delegating an important part of your business to an outside company that doesn't know your business as well as you do. You lose control of your processes, systems and benefits.