PEOs offer many advantages HR professionals who take a job at a PEO should understand the reasons that clients contract with a PEO and the concerns those clients may have. For their part, clients say they're satisfied with their PEO relationship. The main draw, they say, is relief from time-consuming paperwork for payroll and taxes. Being able to offer benefits they could not otherwise afford is another attraction. N.Y. Alcott Staff Leasing handles the payroll and keeps abreast of changing tax laws so she can concentrate on personnel issues.
Some clients have specialized needs.
Apple Tree Dental, a nonprofit that provides dental services to elderly and disabled individuals in the Minneapolis area, uses Alliant not only for payroll and benefits, but for health-care training and regulatory compliance, says Executive Director Michael Helgeson. While Helgeson is busy expanding Apple Tree's program in Minnesota and North Carolina, Alliant makes sure he's up to snuff on government rules for radiation equipment and HIV prevention. You really want to spend your most important time on your core business. The rest of the stuff, like filling out forms, you're not motivated to learn a lot more about. Helgeson says he's also saving money, an important consideration for a nonprofit.