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Buying Power
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Sound familiar?
Are your employee benefits costs climbing every year?
Helpside’s large-group buying power gives your firm access to medical plans and rate stability that would otherwise be out of reach at your size, so you can offer competitive benefits without an unpredictable renewal every year.
Do HR situations keep popping up faster than you can handle them?
You get a named HR advisor who already knows your firm, not a support ticket queue, so employee relations issues get handled correctly the first time.
Is payroll eating up hours you’d rather spend on projects?
Helpside runs payroll for you, accurately and on time every pay period, so that time goes back into billable design work instead of admin.
Are you struggling to attract and retain great design talent?
Competitive, Fortune 500-style benefits help your firm compete for the same architects and designers other firms are trying to hire.
Are you hiring across state lines and unsure what that means for compliance?
Helpside manages payroll tax, workers’ comp, and employment law compliance in every state you hire in, so expanding your talent search doesn’t mean expanding your risk.
We’d love to connect and share how Helpside’s payroll, HR, compliance, and employee benefits services have helped other architecture and design firms compete for talent without adding to their administrative load.
You should schedule a call if…
- You’d like to reduce administration and focus on taking care of your clients and your employees.
- You want to offer an attractive benefits package that helps you attract and retain the best design talent.
- You’re frustrated with the high cost of offering benefits to your employees.
- You want the flexibility of hiring in multiple states without the additional liability or administrative burden.
What makes Helpside’s employee benefits different?
Plans exclusive to Helpside
The medical plan options offered by Helpside are exclusive to our clients. Your current broker doesn’t have access to these plans.
Large-group buying power
Partnering with Helpside gives you affordable medical plan rates with historically low annual rate increases.
More employee choice
Each employee can choose from six different medical plan options, including four traditional PPO options and two HSA-qualifying options.
Additional supplemental benefits
Employees can access supplemental benefits such as dental, vision, life, disability, accident, and more at no additional cost to the employer.
“I haven’t worried about payroll in 20 years. I know I am in compliance because I work with Helpside. It’s pretty much hands-free and worry-free,”
Client Case Study – TSA Architects
TSA Architects is a healthcare focused architectural firm located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Since they first partnered with Helpside, TSA Architects has grown 400%. One key to being able to compete for top employee talent with other companies in their industry is their employee benefits package.“Accessing Helpside’s buying power really makes the difference.”
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FAQs
What is a PEO?
PEO stands for Professional Employer Organization. While the services PEOs offer can vary, most will process your payroll, take care of employee benefits, provide human resources and safety training, and help with compliance issues. PEOs can be extremely helpful for small and medium non-profit organizations who are looking for ways to streamline administrative functions, maintain compliance, and offer attractive but affordable benefits solutions to employees.
Understanding the tools available to you will help you run your non-profit organization more efficiently. If you have questions about PEOs or the services Helpside offers, reach out.
Can a PEO help our firm hire employees in multiple states?
Yes. A PEO manages payroll and employment compliance across every state you hire in, including state-specific tax filings, workers’ compensation, and labor law requirements, so your firm can hire the best talent regardless of location without taking on the administrative burden yourself.
How does a PEO improve the employee benefits we can offer?
A PEO pools employees across many client businesses to negotiate large-group rates with insurance carriers, similar to the buying power of a much larger company. This typically means more plan options and more stable year-over-year rate increases than a small firm could get on its own.
Will using a PEO change who our employees think they work for?
No. Employees continue to work for and identify with your firm day to day. The PEO operates in the background to handle payroll processing, benefits administration, and compliance paperwork.
How much does it cost to work with a PEO?
PEO pricing is typically structured as a per-employee fee or a percentage of payroll, and it often costs less than what a firm would otherwise spend piecing together payroll software, an HR admin’s time, and a broker relationship separately. A free benefits audit is the fastest way to see actual numbers for your firm’s size.
How long does it take to switch to a PEO?
Most transitions take a few weeks from signed agreement to going live, depending on current payroll provider, benefits renewal timing, and number of employees. Helpside handles the setup and data migration directly.
What happens to our current benefits plans if we switch?
In most cases, your firm moves onto Helpside’s benefits plans at the next natural renewal point, so there’s no disruption mid-year. An advisor can walk through timing specific to your firm’s current renewal date.
How is a PEO different from using an insurance broker alone?
A broker typically helps a firm shop for its own benefits plans, but the firm still owns payroll, HR compliance, and administration separately. A PEO combines benefits access, payroll processing, HR support, and compliance into one relationship, which is usually why the cost and admin burden come out lower overall.