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Before you tolerate another renewal, check the number
Whether it is service quality or a painful renewal increase, you have three options: renegotiate, switch, or leave. Each has a number attached.
Your three options
Renegotiate
A credible outside quote is the best leverage a renewal conversation can have.
Switch PEOs
Transitions are routine when timed to a quarter or year boundary.
Common questions
How disruptive is switching?
Less than most owners fear. Payroll history, benefits transitions, and employee communication follow a standard playbook. The key is timing and notice terms in your current contract.
Our renewal jumped. Is that normal?
Increases happen, but the size should be explainable line by line. If your PEO cannot explain it, that itself is information. Run the calculator with a competing quote and see where you stand.