It doesn’t matter how big your business is or how many staff it employs, mitigating as much risk as possible is crucial to survival. Although it’s impossible for a company to operate completely risk-free, businesses that are exposed to an abnormal amount of risk can ultimately ward off potential investors and customers.

So how does a business minimise their risk so that they operate at a more secure level? Working with a Professional Employment Organisation such as Australia PEO can you’re your business limit some risks associated with HR and compliance by taking on a share of the responsibility. Because good PEOs hire expert HR personnel, working with one means you’re getting the best chance of flourishing.

What risks will working with Australia PEO help to alleviate?

Many PEOs will offer services in multiple areas such as payroll, compliance, onboarding, visas and immigration support. However, not all of these services are particularly risk-oriented. You’ll find most PEOs can help eliminate risk in specialist areas such as compliance and employment law, where the stakes are high, and there’s more exposure to potential errors.

Such services include:

Compliance

Every jurisdiction you operate in works to their own set of rules and regulations, particularly when it comes to business. It’s impossible to keep on top of them all, and the constant regulatory changes that ensue, especially when you operate in multiple countries.

As a business owner or manager, your primary focus will be developing the business, ensuring customer satisfaction and understanding market knowledge. Working with a PEO who understands the jurisdiction in which you operate means you can continue to do what you do best whilst entrusting a PEO to undertake risk-heavy HR tasks competently.

Workers’ compensation

When a company receives a higher-than-normal amount of workers’ compensation claims, their risk profile can increase very quickly. The costs associated with these are an entirely separate challenge altogether.

By partnering with Australia PEO, your business could take advantage of the skills and experience of our HR experts garnered from a combined 40 years in the industry, to ensure you’re selecting the right workers’ compensation plans. We’ll also help to ensure you put the necessary systems in place to give you the best chance at lowering your incident numbers down the track.

The advantages of co-employment for lowering business risk

Overall, when you partner with a Professional Employment Organisation, you’re effectively diluting your risk associated with whichever services you assign them to. This is because partnering with us means you’re entering into a co-employment agreement, which means we share many of the liabilities, obligations and responsibilities of employing your staff. So, in the rare chance, something was to turn sour, both parties will bear the consequences.

It’s important to understand that entering into a co-employment agreement with a PEO does not mean you as the client company lose agency over your staff. You’ll manage your team with regard to day-to-day requirements and duties as you would if you were to undertake your payroll in-house.

Are you ready to partner with Australia PEO and start to lower your business risk.

As a business, lowering your risk exposure can have a significant impact on your peace of mind and, ultimately, your business’s longevity.

At Australia PEO, we utilise our combined decades of experience to ensure our partner companies are exposed to as little risk as possible so that they can continue to do what they do best; grow their business.

Speak to us today about how we can help you to mitigate your risk and enjoy exponential growth.