TriNet Launches New Human Resources Services to Help Small Businesses Navigate Turbulent Economy
New product offerings help small businesses maximize their human capital investment, save money and thrive in a down economy
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (April 30, 2009) – Small businesses across the nation are faced with a rapidly changing economic landscape and they are searching for solutions to help them navigate the storm. While large corporations are being bailed out, small companies are left with little economic assistance or best-practice guidance.
To help small businesses make informed decisions in complex circumstances, TriNet, a leading provider of human resources outsourcing and consulting services to small businesses, today released the most advanced, paperless HR platform in the company’s history. TriNet’s Spring 2009 release delivers six new human resources solutions and sets a new bar for the HR outsourcing industry.
“Volatile economic times provide opportunities for entrepreneurs to gain market share at the expense of weaker, less nimble competition,” said Burton Goldfield, President and CEO of TriNet. “The right human resources strategy can help small businesses maximize their investment in human capital, save money, and thrive.”
Specifically designed to help small business leaders focus on their core business objectives while maximizing the productivity of their limited resources, the new product offerings include:
- Performance Management provides executives with a powerful web-based application that enables companies to clarify and communicate business objectives and align employee activity to those goals. The program employs a professional services team to guide the design and development of a solution that matches each organization’s unique objectives. It is specifically designed for small businesses and lets executives track company performance on their most critical objectives so they can make informed decisions, better understand their workforce capabilities, and assign employees tasks and objectives where they will excel.
- Embracing Leadership is a highly interactive two-day workshop led by TriNet’s experienced human capital consultants designed to improve the day-to-day leadership skills of top employees. The solution helps improve performance by creating a culture of intelligent leadership to keep employees focused and motivated to do their best work. Features include online surveys, analysis, curriculum based on the market-leading “situational leadership model,” and case-based active workshops.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Debit Card delivers a benefit traditionally offered by big corporations to small businesses. The debit card increases the utility of employee benefits by enabling employees to use pre-tax FSA funds as easily as a credit card purchase. Tax benefits of FSA accounts can put more than $1,000 a year back into an employee’s pocket.
- Paperless I-9 is an employee eligibility verification system that moves an often inefficient, error-prone process online to save time. It also provides the ability to onboard employees more quickly and mitigates compliance risks.
- Talk 2HR provides small businesses with a case management system that enables them to resolve workplace issues and receive HR guidance. For more complex issues, TriNet customers can use Talk2HR to track hourly progress on their cases and see how quickly TriNet performs on all requests over time. The online application offers an unparalleled level of transparency and accountability in regards to TriNet’s ability to deliver customer service.
- Multiple Benefits Funding Strategies gives small businesses the ability to structure their benefits programs so that groups of employees receive different benefit plans and levels of financial contribution. With this tool companies can use benefits as a strategic part of total compensation by providing tiered benefits programs to reward top employees and adapting regional plans to account for differences in cost of living.
“Small businesses want uniquely tailored human resource solutions that will directly impact their top line revenue or bottom line profitability,” continued Goldfield. “TriNet’s Spring 2009 release is the first in a series of product launches for 2009 that will provide small businesses with tools to maintain focus, maximize employee talent, and help to streamline internal operations while containing costs.”
More information on the TriNet’s Spring 2009 release of products and services, visit www.trinet.com or by calling 888-874-6388.
About TriNet Group, Inc.
Founded in 1988 in the San Francisco Bay Area, TriNet provides strategic, cost-effective payroll, benefits, and HR outsourcing services to companies throughout the United States and Canada. TriNet specializes in helping small businesses reach their corporate goals and become destinations for top talent, enabling them to compete successfully with larger, more established organizations. TriNet’s comprehensive offerings include HR administration, online employee benefits administration and support, employer risk management, payroll processing, tax compliance, workers compensation, group health and welfare products, and strategic human capital consulting services. For more information about TriNet, visit http://www.trinet.com.