Full HR & Payroll Control
Maintain direct oversight of your employees while we handle compliance, payroll processing, and workforce management — without the co employment structure.
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Outgrown your PEO.
We'll rebuild it right.
Most businesses don't leave their PEO because HR got easier. They leave because the cost went up, the service went down, and they lost control of their own workforce. Conceptual HR gives it all back.
No Co Employment
You stay the employer
Transparent Pricing
No hidden fees
20+ Years
HR experience
Freedom from PEO contracts
Full control
of your workforce, restored
Sound familiar?
You're paying more.
And getting less.
PEOs make sense at first. Then the fees climb, the service thins out, and you realize you've handed control of your employees to a company that doesn't know your business and doesn't answer your calls.
Costs that keep climbing
Percentage based pricing means every time you hire someone, your bill goes up, whether the service got better or not.
Nobody to call
Support tickets. Call centers. Generic answers. When something real happens with an employee, you can't get a real person.
You're not actually in control
Under co employment, the PEO is the employer of record. Your workforce decisions run through their rules, their systems, their timeline.
Common reasons businesses switch:
- Costs increased significantly year over year
- Poor communication and slow response times
- Lack of personalized service or dedicated contact
- Rigid service bundles with features you don't use
- Loss of control over HR decisions and processes
- Co employment model no longer fits the business
The difference
What you give up with a PEO. What you get with us.
Traditional PEO
- Co employment — PEO is employer of record
- Percentage based fees that scale with headcount
- Generic support desk, no dedicated contact
- Bundled services you may not need or want
- Limited control over HR policies and decisions
- Complex exit process with transition risk
Conceptual HR
- You remain the employer — full control of your workforce
- Flat monthly rate — predictable, transparent, no surprises
- Dedicated HR advisor who knows your business by name
- Only pay for what your business actually needs
- Customized HR strategy built around your goals
- We manage the transition out of your PEO for you
What's included
Everything your PEO was supposed to do. Actually done.
Our PEO Alternative delivers comprehensive HR and payroll management, without the co employment structure, the hidden fees, or the rigid contracts.
Custom Tailored HR Solutions
Unlike one size fits all PEO models, every engagement is built around your business. Your industry, your team size, your goals.
Transparent & Predictable Pricing
No hidden fees, no percentage based costs, no surprise invoices. A straightforward monthly rate so you always know what you're paying.
Compliance & Risk Management
Full compliance with labor laws, proper employee classifications, and consistent policy enforcement. We identify risks, close gaps, and protect your business proactively.
Enhanced Employee Experience
A consistent, direct point of contact for your employees, not a call center. People feel valued, supported, and heard. Not like a number.
Benefits Coordination
We work with local brokers to offer competitive health, retirement, and ancillary benefit options, with face to face open enrollment support that drives participation.
Leaving your PEO
Exiting a PEO is complex.
We've done it before.
Most businesses stay in a PEO longer than they should because the exit feels overwhelming. Payroll transitions, benefits changes, compliance gaps, and system migrations. There's a lot to manage. We've handled this before and we run the process so you don't have to.
We manage the transition
From your notice date to go live, we coordinate every moving part — payroll cutover, benefits transition, compliance documentation, and system setup.
No disruption to your team
Your employees experience a seamless transition. Payroll keeps running. Benefits stay in place. Nothing falls through the cracks.
You end up stronger
Most businesses that leave a PEO come out with better HR infrastructure, lower costs, and more control than they had going in.
100%
Employer control retained, no co employment
20+ Years
Of HR expertise managing transitions
Flat Rate
Pricing, never percentage based
What clients say
My company was previously in two different PEO's. We switched to Conceptual HR to get the level of personal attention to our HR, benefits and payroll needs necessary to better care for our employees. In the process, we saved over $10K a month and have a fantastic in person connection with humans who truly care and work daily to improve our company.
Owner/Operator
Veterinary Practice
Is this right for you
Not sure if it's time to make the switch?
You don't have to be miserable with your PEO to consider leaving. If any of these sound familiar, it's worth a conversation.
Signs it's time to switch
- · Your PEO costs have increased but service hasn't improved
- · You can't get a dedicated person on the phone
- · You feel like you've lost control of your HR decisions
- · You're paying for services your business doesn't need
- · Your business has grown and the PEO model no longer fits
What happens next
- · You schedule a free 20 minute call
- · We review your current situation and costs
- · We tell you honestly whether switching makes sense
- · If it does, we run the entire transition for you
Let's talk
Break free from your PEO.
We'll handle the rest.
A 20 minute call is all it takes to understand your current situation, evaluate whether switching makes sense, and map out exactly what a transition would look like for your business.