After signing a client service agreement with G&A, you’ll begin the PEO onboarding process. Your G&A onboarding team will collaborate with you to complete essential steps, including data gathering, systems integrations, payroll setup, and benefits enrollment. On average, G&A clients complete onboarding in six weeks. Each onboarding timeline is customized to your business’s specific needs and concludes after the successful completion of your first payroll.

G&A Partners charges a per-employee-per-month (PEPM) fee for our PEO services. That fee is primarily dependent upon:

• Scope of services delivered by G&A
• Number of employees being paid

G&A provides transparent pricing in easy-to-understand invoices that clearly display the included services. You may also choose to add services, such as time and labor management software, for an additional fee. Costs related to workers’ compensation and employee benefits are separate costs and are not included within the PEPM.

After onboarding with G&A, you’ll transition to your dedicated service team. Your client advocate or client success manager will become your primary point of contact. Depending on the services you’ve chosen, you’ll also have access to specialists in HR, benefits, payroll, compliance, and more.

G&A is a leading national professional employer organization in Texas that proudly serves businesses in the Lone Star State and across the country. Headquartered in Houston, we support businesses statewide with service centers and/or sales offices in Austin, Dallas, College Station, and San Antonio.

Our nationwide presence and comprehensive compliance expertise ensure firms in every state get the support they need to reduce administrative burdens, grow their businesses, and remain compliant with state and federal labor laws. Whether you plan to expand across Texas or into other states, G&A has you covered.

G&A supports growing businesses by offering flexible solutions and services that scale effortlessly. When you engage with G&A, you select the services you need, rather than paying for services you don’t use. As your business grows and your HR needs change, you can add more services.

Meanwhile, as you add to your team or acquire other companies, G&A effortlessly scales to support you. From technology and new-hire onboarding to compliance guidance and employee benefits, our team will ensure your growing business has the tools, support, and resources to succeed, no matter where your next office is located.

G&A’s onboarding team makes the process of switching from another HR outsourcing or payroll provider to G&A as seamless and straightforward as possible. On average, the onboarding process can take six weeks, though smaller companies may be able to onboard faster. Larger businesses or those with complex payroll or technology needs may require more time.

G&A’s onboarding team will guide you through the process, which includes data gathering, systems integrations, benefits enrollment, and payroll setup. Often, when switching payroll providers, you may require a specific timeline to ensure payroll cycles stay on track. We recommend starting the process with G&A as early as possible so our onboarding team can deliver a smooth transition.

Yes, small and mid-sized businesses across Texas obtain Fortune 500-level benefits through G&A Partners, a Houston-based PEO that operates under a co-employment model. Our buying power enables us to negotiate employee benefits at rates not available on the open market. With a variety of plan designs, top-tier national carriers, robust provider networks, and high-quality ancillary offerings, G&A helps Texas businesses build competitive and comprehensive employee benefits packages that improve recruiting and retention.

In Texas, the PEO serves as the employer of record for unemployment insurance purposes. When an employee files for unemployment, the claim comes to the PEO. At G&A, we work closely with you to gather timely details about the separation and any supporting documents. We handle responses to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), manage disputes or chargebacks, and ensure every filing meets state requirements. This keeps the process smooth and takes the administrative load off your plate.

In Texas, your workers’ compensation coverage under a PEO like G&A Partners can be handled in one of two ways:

• You can elect to be covered under the PEO's workers' compensation policy.
• You can elect to maintain your own workers' compensation policy.

If you elect to be covered under G&A’s workers' compensation policy, the PEO handles all administration of the policy, including monthly payroll reporting, monthly premium payments, and all audits. Under this arrangement, G&A also provides full claims management and maintains OSHA logs on your behalf.