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What is Co-Employment?

A Professional Employer Organization, or PEO, shares employer responsibilities with clients and assumes employer rights, responsibilities and risks. Under its contractual relationship, the PEO:

• Co-employs workers at client locations, and thereby assumes responsibility as an employer for specified purposes of the workers assigned to those locations
• Reserves a right of direction and control of the employees
• Shares or allocates with the client employer responsibilities in a manner consistent with maintaining the client's responsibility for its product or service
• Pays wages and employment taxes of the employee from its own accounts
• Reports, collects and deposits employment taxes with state and federal authorities
• Establishes and maintains an employment relationship with its employees that is intended to be long term and not temporary
• Retains a right to hire, reassign and fire the employees

Client Service Agreements: Defining the Profession Employer Organization - PEO Terms

A Profession Employer Organization - PEO uses a contract called a Client Services Agreement (CSA) to delineate the roles and responsibilities between the client company and the PEO. This is a critical document for all PEO customers to understand. View an example PEO Client Services Agreement . Please keep in mind that every PEO has different terms and provisions in their agreements. Contact StaffMarket if you have a question about the CSA.

Please note: Alternate HR Outsourcing options are available without PEO / Co-employment provisions.

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