HR advisory, assessments, and operating tools for U.S. businesses
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HR document kit
Know how your agency costs compare before the next conversation. Use sourced benchmarks to evaluate quotes, an agency scorecard to review performance, and the included agreement and policy to prepare the terms.
Compare agency billing, payrolling, and your own payroll with and without benefits using the free Staffing Agency vs Payroll Cost Calculator.
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Bring your purchased tool and the situation you are working through. A TrueStep HR practitioner will help you set the inputs, make the first decisions, and identify a practical next step.
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The benchmark band gives you a reference point for reviewing agency costs, performance, and terms.
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What is inside
Taken from the kit’s own Start Here guide, so what you see here is what you open after checkout.
How to use it
Begin with the Markup Benchmark Reference in step 1. In step 4, use the Agency Partner Agreement and Rules of Engagement to prepare your agency terms.
Read the Markup Benchmark Reference first and establish the band you will use to evaluate agency costs.
Open the Agency Scorecard and Markup Workbook in Microsoft Excel or a free equivalent such as LibreOffice. Enter last quarter’s numbers for the agencies you use most, then compare their scores.
Run your newest rate quote through the Markup Check tab.
Bring the markup transparency clause from the Agency Partner Agreement and Rules of Engagement to your next agency discussion. Have qualified employment counsel review the finished documents for your state before signing or adopting them.
Before you buy
Find details about file formats, delivery, licensing, and refunds.
You receive 5 PDF guides, 2 Word documents, and 1 Excel workbook, all listed in the What is inside section above. This is a one time purchase delivered as a download.
Yes. The first image shows the file set, and the second and third show actual pages from the current download.
Yes. You can edit and brand the Word documents, fill in the Excel workbook, and read or print the PDF guides for your own internal operations.
For help implementing this tool, book a one hour Setup Session for $149. For broader HR support, advisory begins with a short request and a written scope at truestephr.com/pages/advisory. For legal questions, consult qualified counsel.
Right after payment, your download link appears on the confirmation screen and again in your email receipt. All files arrive as one ZIP. No account is needed.
You can use Word and Excel, LibreOffice on a computer, or Google Docs and Google Sheets in a browser. The alternatives are free. Any PDF reader opens the guides. See download help.
Email support@truestephr.com within 30 days for a full refund. No form or explanation is required. The full terms are in the refund policy.
No. It is general HR information and a working method. It is not written to any one state unless the page says so. Where a decision turns on the law, use qualified counsel. See what we cover, and what we do not.
One license covers the internal HR work of one legal entity. You may edit the files, brand them, and issue them to your employees. Consultants and groups with several entities need the extended license. See the license.
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