Human resources is strategic to a company’s business, but HR isn’t typically a company’s core business. Instead, companies are involved in manufacturing goods, marketing products or delivering services. PEOs, therefore, provide a valuable service – they allow companies and their owners to focus on their core business by alleviating the burdens and complexities that surround workers and their issues. How? As their moniker implies, Professional Employer Organizations often become the “employer of record” or “co-employer” for their clients’ employees and thus assume much of the administrative responsibilities and liabilities associated with carrying employees.
