3 Indications A Small Business Should Think About Outsourced HR

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Most small business owners can agree, the worst part about owning and running your own business is dealing with human resource related issues. The large majority of small business owners are not even up to speed on what they need to know about HR related law on any given day, yet they are primarily and solely responsible for adhering to them. When your small business becomes a team of 5, 6, or more, dealing with HR issues becomes a real chore. How are you dealing with it now? For those who are considering what to do about it, some have sought either hiring someone for the role or started to research outsourced HR solutions as a way to unload the burden of doing it themselves. Of the main reasons why small business owners have decided to seek help with HR management, the large majority will tell you it isn’t necessarily that they can’t do it, but they are under confident that they are able to do a good job of doing it well. Most owners of growing businesses quickly find out that there is a lot to it and not a lot of time to educate themselves enough to feel like they can safely stay out of trouble with HR law. Sound like you?

When These Happen It’s Time To Think About Outsourced HR

When does feeling under confident become knowing you just can’t keep up with what you need to and not wind up in legal trouble? When one or more of these things occur in your business. Any one of these scenarios can send even the most emotionally fortified among us reeling. Before you find you and your business in court over HR issues, make sure you are not wandering into one of these trouble zones. You Have Fielded A Complaint Of Harassment From One Or More Employees Of course, no one likes hearing of these kinds of things happening in your place of work. The best thing to do is deal with it head on. Trouble is, too often small business owners hesitate to act on these situations and find themselves in over their heads at lightning speed. Reason why they don’t jump to their feet and act? They don’t know legally what they should be doing to handle it. Maybe the person lodging the complaint is a new employee and the harasser in question is your long time buddy who’s been with you from the beginning. In a situation like that one, most people will vacillate on what to do. Don’t be that small business owner. If you must, call an attorney who can guide you on the steps you need to take but don’t fail to act. The results could be disastrous for your business. You Have Been Threatened With A Lawsuit Over Wrongful Termination Whether or not you are actually in the wrong as a small business owner in this case is actually irrelevant. You can be sued no matter what the circumstances are. Defending yourself in a situation like this can prove to be costly. Limited liability coverage would provide aid in an alarming situation like this...if you have it. Most small business owners don’t, if they have even heard of it. What can bring on a claim like this? These can come on when you fail to know what the laws are that protect employees from being wrongfully terminated in the first place. You should know what the laws are that protect someone’s employment before you decide someone has to go. Don’t make any snap decisions, if someone isn’t working out at your business, find out what you need to do to protect yourself legally. This one may not get you in front of a judge but it sure can be frustrating at best. If you don’t like having to keep replacing good employees, try to avoid this: You Are Counting On Your Employees To Find Their Own Healthcare This gets done a lot because, let’s face it, it’s so much easier than trying to find a way for you both to afford the steep premiums that usually come with small business health insurance. Crushing, budget blowing plans have sent many small businesses owners out to their employees with a seemingly great solution of the employees finding their own health insurance and the business offering to subsidize individual coverage. Seems like a case-closed solution until your employees discover what is not offered for affordable individual coverage. These plans, designed to look attractive from a monthly payment plan standpoint, leave much to be desired in terms of coverage. Once they realize things like prescriptions, vision, dental, maternity, and or mental health coverage are eliminated from their low cost plan, it doesn’t take long for them to go searching for an employer who is willing to offer benefits they need to be adequately covered.

How You Avoid Damage From All Three With One Solution

Have you ever been faced with any of these as a small business owner? Ever sought the Internet’s guidance on how to find an HR solution for your small business? Outsourced HR is a broad term with several hundreds of options. Which one is the right one for you? A PEO is the best full-service solution to all of these scenarios and more. Understanding what a PEO is and how it can help you could be a daunting task for most who are already running small business full-time. Good news is a PEO broker like PEO Spectrum can help you wade through all that information in 20 minutes or less to direct you to the right ones for you so you pick the right one the first time.

If you’d like to find out more about how PEOs can help you provide great benefits and payroll management at less than you are paying now, contact us today for a free consultation.

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3 Indications A Small Business Should Think About Outsourced HR

Blog / Human Resources Services

When These Happen It’s Time To Think About Outsourced HR

How You Avoid Damage From All Three With One Solution

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