A Professional Employer Organization or PEO uses their service agreement to create a shared employment relationship with the client to assist in the areas of payroll, employee benefits, workers' compensation and human resource administration. By creating the shared employment relationship, the client’s employees are pooled with the PEO’s current employees to give them large group buying power. The PEO handles payroll, taxes and unemployment administration, human resources compliance as well as compliance with the Affordable Healthcare Act regulations. This tremendous benefit greatly reduces the work associated with day-to-day HR, allowing the client to focus on profit generating areas of their business.

A PEO can do as much or as little as you’d like. PEO services include payroll administration, managing compliance and taxes, procuring employee benefits including hiring and firing employees, payroll administration, overseeing compliance and taxes, and procuring employee benefits like access to healthcare coverage and retirement plans.

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Q: What do all these HR & PEO terms mean?

Confused by all the terminology that is thrown around when discussing HR and PEOs? Check out our glossary for a complete breakdown of all the terms you need or want to know.

Q: How do I choose a PEO?

Choosing the PEO that’s right for your business can be tricky. There are so many variables to consider, and the wrong choice can be disadvantageous to your business. No worries, though; ARC PEO can do all the legwork for you. We shop a hand-picked selection of the best PEOs in the United States and work with you to find the PEO that best suits your needs.

Q: Do employees benefit from a PEO arrangement?

Absolutely! When a company partners with a PEO, the employees have access to competitive Fortune 500 packages including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, group life, LTD, STD, pet insurance, retirement plans, FSA, HSA, employee perks programs, and more.

Q: Why would a business partner with a PEO?

When you partner with a PEO for your business, you're outsourcing employee management and a lot of the headaches that go along with it, so you can free up your time and resources to f ocus on the profit-generating parts of your business and g row your business.

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