What is a PEO?

Very simply, a PEO or Professional Employer Organization acts as your Human Resources and payroll department, performing the non-revenue generating functions of HR for you, so you can focus on growing your business!

PEOs like Merit Resources provide the expertise and experience that small to medium-sized businesses need to effectively manage Human Resource functions and risks that are inherent in operating any business.

Your PEO helps your business succeed by providing:

• Access to and administration of comprehensive employee benefits packages, allowing your company to be competitive as an employer
  
  
• High-End payroll services including online access to reports and more
  
  
• UNIQUE TO PEOS! Shift of much of the legal and fiduciary liability associated with employment away from your organization onto your PEO
  
  
• UNIQUE TO PEOS! Pool together all of the employees of the PEO's clients for superior buying power and spread of risk across a large number of employees
  
  
• Workers' Compensation and comprehensive worksite risk management
  
  
• Professionally trained employment teams who know the latest laws and requirements and how they can affect your bottom line
  
  
• Improved employment practices, compliance and risk management to reduce liabilities
  
  
• Relief from the burden of employment administration
  

Your PEO delivers integrated services through establishing and maintaining a relationship, called "Shared Employment," with employees at your worksite and by contractually assuming certain administrative and legal functions, employer rights, responsibilities and risk.

Many companies are realizing the benefits of partnering with an organization like Merit Resources. The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) estimates that about 800 PEOs operate today in every state, covering 2-3 million Americans. The Department of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2020, PEOs will be responsible for half of all U.S. employees.