If you have employees representated by a bargaining unit (Labor Union), can you utilize a PES provider?
The use of a PES to provide employee services to bargaining employees requires the permission of the bargaining unit. Due to the need to coordinate the contract timing and other issues, services generally cover only non-bargaining unit employees.
However, with the permision of the bargaining unit and timing with the beginining of the next labor union contract, union employees and the employer would benefit from the greater experience of the human resource personnel that some PES providers staff and expanded benefits. Secondly, if the insurance benefits are provided by the business owner, the cost of the insurance premiums may be reduced by the greater buying power of the PES.
In summary, both employees and employer benefit from PES services. Business owners can proceed with the implementation of a PES solutions with or without the inclusion of union employees.
Author: Allan Peace, President, Allan Peace & Associates, allanpeace.com Date: 12/10/2009
Your company has hired a PES (Professional Employer Service). You are freed to focus on revenue building activities. But when you have a personnel issue, who do you call?
With some PES, it depends on the question you need answered. For a payroll question, you place a message with the payroll personnel. For an account change, your speak with your rep. Thus, you might have to play telephone tag with five persons to get five questions answered.
However, some providers have a team approach. Your are assigned a to a team. When you call with five questions, you get the same service you would expect of your own in house payroll department. That team member obtains the answers to all five questions and reports back to you. Thus, your involvement in human resource management is simplified.
If a business owner seeks a PES provider to free up time necessary for revenue building, his/her choice of a provider should include an understanding of the internal administration of the provider. The provider’s internal structure should support the business owners goals.
Written 12/3/09 Allan Peace, President, Allan Peace & Associates.
Updated 12/10/09
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