co-employment
Joint employer arrangement
Co-employment is a legal arrangement where two or more businesses share employer responsibilities for the same workers.
Most commonly, a company and a staffing agency or professional employer organization both have employer obligations—one directing daily work, the other handling payroll, benefits, and HR compliance.
The co-employment relationship clarified which entity was liable for workplace injuries.
Business matching workers to jobs
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- contractualRelating to formal agreements
- partnershipShared business arrangement
Coordinating employee deployment
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
- risk managementIdentifying and minimizing threats
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- hiringGiving someone work
termination · supervision · discipline · performance management · workplace safety · onboarding · training · compensation
Statutes governing workplace conditions
- tax obligationsRequired payments to government
- payrollStaff wages collectively
- workers compensationEmployer-funded injury benefits
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
OSHA · withholding · audit · classification · misclassification
staffing agency
Business matching workers to jobs
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- contractualRelating to formal agreements
workforce management
Coordinating employee deployment
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
- risk managementIdentifying and minimizing threats
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
hiring · termination · supervision · discipline · performance management · workplace safety · onboarding · training · compensation · fiduciary duty
labor laws
Statutes governing workplace conditions
- tax obligationsRequired payments to government
- payrollStaff wages collectively
- workers compensationEmployer-funded injury benefits
liability · OSHA · withholding · audit · classification · misclassification
co-employmentdirect hire
Employee without middleman
internal hiring · permanent employment · self-employment · independent contractor · sole proprietorship
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