- Actalent: Actalent offers engineering and sciences services and talent solutions.
- AEC Resources: AEC Resources provides recruiting and staffing for architecture, engineering, and construction companies.
- Aerotek: Aerotek provides staffing and workforce services to businesses, along with job search support for candidates.
- BBSI: BBSI lists payroll and HR processing, technology, workplace safety programs, business strategy support, workers' compensation, health benefits, talent acquisition, and retirement plans.
- Paychex: Paychex lists payroll services, human resources and compliance guidance, talent management, workforce planning, and professional employer organization services.
- System One: System One provides outsourced services and workforce solutions for organizations working on complex initiatives.
- TriNet: TriNet offers a full-service HR solution through its PEO platform, covering payroll, benefits, and compliance.
- UKG: UKG provides human capital management, workforce management, payroll, and workforce operating products.
How to choose
Start with the work your firm needs the system to handle. An office with a few employees and a part-time bookkeeper may need basic payroll and time tracking. A larger firm with several offices, field crews, and project-based staffing may need role-based access, labor allocation by project, and support for multiple pay schedules. Ask vendors to show how the product handles your actual workflows, including overtime, travel time, leave, and employee changes between projects.
Check how the system fits your current tools. List the accounting, project management, timekeeping, and benefits systems you use, then confirm which connections are included and which require manual exports or extra setup. Have the vendor demonstrate a real data transfer. Clarify who fixes errors when information fails to sync.
Read the contract before comparing proposals. Look for renewal dates, notice periods, termination rights, data export and deletion terms, support hours, and fees for setup or changes. Confirm what happens to payroll records and employee access if you leave. Get any promised service levels in writing.
Training takes staff time. Ask who will configure the system, train employees and managers, and answer questions during the first payroll cycles. Request a sample training plan and estimate the hours your staff must set aside. Make sure support is available during your payroll schedule.
References should come from firms with similar staffing and project needs. Ask how implementation went, what required manual work, and how issues were handled. If payroll or staffing services require state approval where you operate, verify the provider's status with the relevant state agency before signing.
Use these questions in vendor meetings:
- What contract terms govern renewal, cancellation, support, and access to our data?
- Which firm sizes and staffing models does this setup serve best?
- How does it exchange data with our current accounting, project, and timekeeping tools?
- What training and staff time are needed before the first payroll run?
- Can we speak with references from engineering firms like ours, and what state approvals apply?
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