Focus on growing your business—let Wise PEO handle the rest. From compliance and employee benefits to payroll and risk management, our PEO solutions save you time, reduce costs, and protect your company.
A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is a firm that partners with businesses to provide comprehensive human resources solutions. Through a model called co-employment, a PEO becomes the employer of record for tax and benefits purposes, while you retain full control over day-to-day business operations and employee management.
In simpler terms, a PEO handles your HR, payroll, benefits, and compliance, allowing you to focus on growing your business—not managing paperwork.
Although there’s a cost to working with a PEO (often a percentage of payroll or a per-employee fee), the ROI can be substantial.
Lower benefits costs
Fewer compliance penalties
Reduced HR headcount needs
More productive time for leadership
PEOs often provide employees with:
Faster issue resolution (e.g., benefits questions)
Better benefits and more flexible options
Improved digital tools for managing HR tasks
PEOs use a co-employment model, meaning:
You retain control of day-to-day operations and decisions.
The PEO becomes the “employer of record” for tax and benefit purposes.
PEOs often provide workers’ compensation insurance under their own master policy, which can be more cost-effective.
Claims administration
Safety training and prevention programs
Experience modification rate (EMR) management
Businesses that use a PEO grow 7–9% faster, have 10–14% lower turnover, and are 50% less likely to go out of business, according to data from the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO).
