Summit HR Advantage

Among all of the challenges facing business owners today, the greatest challenge may be the need to effectively manage employees while simultaneously navigating the perilous environment of compliance and employment-related liabilities. While employees are an essential and valuable part of every successful business, it can be a daunting challenge to find, hire, train, and supervise employees without putting your business at risk of fines or lawsuits. Effectively managing employees can require knowledge and resources in a diverse combination of areas, including employment law compliance, workers compensation and safety, employee benefits, timekeeping and payroll processing, and human resources management. Today's business owners often struggle to find the professional resources, advisors, and personnel that will allow them to handle all of those areas effectively and efficiently. Fortunately, the Summit HR Advantage program allows business owners to connect with experienced and knowledgeable advisors who can design a program to reduce their cost of risk and help their business grow. Among the services available in the Summit HR Advantage program are:

Human Resources Management

Effective Human Resources management isn't simply about compliance, but rather about allowing your employees to reach their potential, while still maintaining risk management that will help reduce your risk of lawsuits and fines. Our consultants combine practical knowledge from years of experience with the technical expertise needed to help protect your company. Below are just a few of the services that they can provide.

• Employment law compliance

• Employee handbooks

• Employment contracts

• Supervisor training

• HR division audits

• Employee recruitment and training

• And much more..

Payroll and Taxes

As many businesses grow, owners discover that payroll processing can be a time-consuming task, and one that requires a significant degree of precision and administration. Simple errors can lead to filing mistakes, missed deadlines, and needless expense to get caught up. While technology is opening the door to increased levels of automation, it also presents new challenges to payroll administrators and can lead to significant expense. Summit has partnered up with some of the leading firms in payroll and timekeeping management to be able to offer customized systems that can save business tens of thousands of dollars in soft costs and reduced administration expense. Our payroll professionals can handle your payroll needs from tracking the first hour worked to filing the last report.

• Automated timekeeping solutions

• Payroll calculations and processing

• Tax deposits and form filing

• FLSA compliance

• HRIS modules

• Secure web portals and managers and employees

• Direct deposit and pay cards

• Federal and state reporting compliance and regulations

• And much more...

Workers Compensation and Safety

Workers Compensation premiums represent a significant expense for almost any employer, but the premiums alone only tell a fraction of the story. For most businesses, workers compensation premiums represent only 25-50% of their safety-related cost of risk. In addition, for those companies who are subject to an NCCI Modification Factor, ineffective auditing and managing of that factor could lead to premiums more than doubling over a course of several years. While some employment-related services such as PEO's may be able to write a workers compensation policy, few can offer the expertise and resources necessary to lower that expense and reduce the company's overall cost of risk. Our risk management professionals can help design and administer programs that can drastically reduce those costs.

• Written safety programs

• Experience Modification Factor audits

• Return to Work programs

• Safety training and resources

• Access to competitive national carriers

• And much more...

Employee Benefits

For some businesses, employee benefits expense can cost the company more than 25% of their payroll cost, often representing their largest insurance expense. Unfortunately, as medical costs continue to rise, so do insurance premiums. In addition, recent changes in health care laws are creating additional reporting requirements and imposing possible penalties on business owners. In this increasing complex environment, businesses don't just need someone who can find a good insurance carrier, but rather someone who can administer a program that will help them attract and retain good employees, while still maintaining financial strength and cash flow. Summit's employee benefits consultants can help businesses take care of the employees with a program that meet their needs.

• A diverse range of plans with strong carriers

• Consumer-Driven Health Plan design and administration

• Integration with Human Resources compliance and reporting

• Education on recent developments and changes in health care laws

• Superb customer service through a single-point of contact

• And much more...

HR That Works

The Summit Companies is proud to offer HR That Works to our clients. HR That Works can help reduce the time and expense associate with managing your employees and your HR department. Whether your are an HR professional looking for affordable resources, forms, and education, or a business owner trying to manage HR on your own, HR That Works is a great tool. To learn more about how HR That Works can add value to your company, we invite you to view a short demo video here.

Those are just some of the areas addressed by the Summit HR Advantage program. Most importantly, though, Summit HR Advantage allows businesses to know that all of their employment-related needs are being coordinated and managed by a single organization. Not only does the program offer access to cutting-edge resource and technology, but it is administered by knowledgeable professionals that are responsive to your needs and will proactively seek to reduce your overall cost. If you are interested in learning more, we encourage you to contact us.