Is it Time to Outsource Your HR?
Need help with employee administration? Consider hiring Emplicity.

Orange County Business Journal
November 20, 2006

These days, small business owners wear too many hats in their respective companies, especially with human resources and employee administration. Enter Emplicity, an Irvine-based HR Outsourcing firm that proposes to simplify your life through their comprehensive and dynamic approach to employee management.

Eliminating the need for dozens of employment-related vendors, the professional employer helps drive employee performance and keeps employment costs under control. In essence a general contractor for anything employee-related, Emplicity simplifies its client's burden through its handle on the many disciplines within HR.

Acting as the administrator or employer of record of your staff, Emplicity assumes responsibility for all payroll obligations, workers' compensation coverage and tax filings. Additionally, benefits like group medical and 401(k) retirement plans can be offered as well as all associated administrative work. Taking over most of the headaches of being an employer, Emplicity virtually becomes the human resources department for many of its small business clients.

A New Way to Fill the HR Position

Shortly after accepting his HR manager's resignation, Les Walker, CEO of Docusource, a Santa Fe Springs-based document solutions provider decided to outsource. "We get the breadth and expertise of a dedicated HR firm for a cost less than hiring one person in-house. Rather than just a 'paper pusher,' we get a true HR professional who can elevate the human capital in our business and help us achieve our strategic plan," says Walker, who regularly meets with his part-time HR consultant provided by his PEO, Emplicity.

Need to Focus on Generating Revenue, not HR

Whether its employee benefits, compliance, legal matters or just plain old drama, business owners have one thing in common: they went into business to help customers, not necessarily to be an employer. "With only 10 employees, it would be impossible to acquire and manage the menu of benefits we are offered through their integrated resources and buying power. Hiring Emplicity allows me to avoid many of the distractions and hassles of employment and allows me to focus on building my brand," says Vince De La Pena, founder of Mada Clothing in San Clemente, CA.

A "Live-in" HR Consultant and Coach

Included in Emplicity's concierge service model De la Pena and Walker both have a part-time HR Coach that reports to them directly. "Having a relationship with an expert that knows my business, my employees and whom I can trust helps me run my business more effectively," says De la Pena, whose gross sales have tripled since he hired Emplicity a year ago. Helping their clients maneuver through day-to-day management issues through coaching and accountability, Emplicity's HR Coaches help to avoid the pitfalls of employment law. Furthermore, protection through an Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) policy insures clients against closing their doors.

Emplicity helps small businesses with 5 to 250 employees enjoy the same HR benefits as large companies without the considerable overhead. Less expensive than hiring an internal HR employee or department, Emplicity will maintain critical employment records and payroll reports, as well as provide the forms, support and training needed to make sure you're in compliance with all required employee regulations.

For a free evaluation on whether Emplicity would be a good fit for your company, contact us at 949-933-6661 or on the internet at emplicity.com. Mention OCBJFOX and receive a complimentary 2007 employment law update.


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