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Outsourcing HR Helps Businesses Reduce Employment Risks

Guest post by: Ari Rosenstein

Article Overview: As the economy continues to improve and stabilize, the time will soon come that employers will be refocusing on growth and profitability. It may also entail rehiring staff, restructuring the organization, or simply concentrating on areas that have been left on the side. However, with the demands of rebuilding, many employers may be unable to spend the necessary time focusing on their staff. Read about one organization that found a different way – through Human Resources Outsourcing.

Outsourcing HR Helps Businesses Reduce Employment Risks

As the economy continues to improve and stabilize, the time will soon come that employers will be refocusing on growth and profitability. It may also entail rehiring staff, restructuring the organization, or simply concentrating on areas that have been left on the side. Certainly, proper employment administration and oversight will be priorities to get back on their feet. However, with the demands of rebuilding, many employers may be unable to spend the necessary time focusing on their staff. Read about one organization that found a different way – through Human Resources Outsourcing.

Company Background

This medical practice was founded in 1980 with the mission to provide the highest quality health care combined with clinical research and education. It is currently one of the few cardiovascular practices in the country that balances private practice with academic medicine, and runs one of the world’s largest cardiac transplant programs. They currently employ over 30 employees, but are expecting to significantly grow their employee base in the coming months.

It was obvious to the Executive Director of this prestigious medical practice that his time would be best spent on providing superior patient care and conducting scientific research. Managing employee issues should have been the last thing on his mind. Unfortunately, it wasn’t.

Business Challenges

As the practice grew in size and prestige, the Director recognized the critical role Human Resources played in his practice. “We do not have a dedicated HR staff,” he explains, “But I understand that human resources can’t be put on the back burner. HR is still a critical part of our practice.”

With the lack of sufficient internal HR resources they struggled to standardize employee practices and stay abreast of changing employment regulations. While the Director and his Office Manager continued to personally handle the employee relations, an incident pushed them to consider outsourcing their human resources to a professional firm.

An argument ensued between two front office staff, and the altercation ended with one employee threatening to physically harm the other. The event was witnessed and the employee was let go. A short time later she sued the practice for race discrimination. Even though, at the time, the Director was sure he was doing the right thing, he ended up in an 8 month lawsuit with the EEOC that cost him hundreds of hours of time and distracted him considerably from running the practice. While he ultimately won the case, he realized it was time to work with human resource professionals. He needed a firm who would help him structure an HR system to prevent this from recurring, and to take over the administration of a lawsuit if one ever occurred again in the future.

“As our firm continues to grow and we open new offices, managing the staff in multiple worksites is only going to become more complicated,” he says. He invited CPEhr to present their outsourcing HR solution, and quickly engaged their services.

HR Solutions

Upon entering the HR Outsourcing relationship with the practice, a CPEhr Human Resources Specialist immediately began to review their policies and employee documentation. Many gaps in employment protocol were identified. An array of new employment forms were created, compliant procedures were implemented and new guidelines were put into practice. The Director and Office Manager received training on proper employee review and termination procedures, and their designated HR Specialist was invited to attend exit interviews and assist in the termination process.

“I have run the office for more than a decade,” says the Director, “But knowing CPEhr is here to guide me through all employee matter offers tremendous peace of mind. Now, instead of being distracted by minor personnel issues, I can focus on the practice. CPEhr has truly become our partner.”

The most critical assistance occurred when the practice decided to outsource their billing function and to layoff the entire department. CPEhr assigned several HR staff to assist in the layoffs, with proper termination procedures, protocol and severance packages that were in the best interest of both the practice and the employees. The Director sums up the incident succinctly: “We could never have done this on our own.”

Real Results

Since joining CPEhr, he feels that the day-to-day protection he experiences in the area of employment exposures is immeasurable. “I now have tremendous peace of mind. CPEhr has become our ‘go-to resource.’ Without this type of relationship we end up making our own decisions, without proper knowledge of the law, and will ultimately make a mistake. You think you can use common sense, but common sense and the law rarely match!”

The Director says the benefits of CPEhr were immediately realized, as the new systems and processes were implemented and functioning within 30-60 days. “I recognize the reality that as the practice grows. So too would the need to hire an HR Manager. However, by outsourcing HR to CPEhr , we don’t need to spend the money on another hire and can use those funds to invest back into patient care and clinical research.”

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