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Simplify HR, Payroll, and Benefits

Our HR software and service solution helps small to medium-sized businesses achieve their business goals as the workplace continues to change.

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  • Talent Management

    Recruit, retain, and develop top talent from a single HR platform.

    • Recruiting & Applicant Tracking

      Recruiting & Applicant Tracking

      Automate recruiting, applicant tracking, and onboarding. Our full solution makes the process easier for you and your job candidates by standardizing job posting, interview scheduling, and improving communication.

    • Onboarding

      Onboarding

      Welcome new employees and make a great first impression. Our paperless, fully online onboarding tools make it easier to communicate, assign onboarding tasks, and acclimate new hires to your business culture.

    • Talent Retention Insights

      Talent Retention Insights

      Easily view employee analytics and gain insights into how to better motivate, engage, and retain your people.

    • Performance Management

      Performance Management

      Engage and develop your employees with a simple and transparent performance review process, and digitally track communications with our customizable performance management system.

    • Document Management

      Document Management

      Centralized and secure file repository for company forms, policies, and references, plus employee documents and certifications.

    • Compensation Benchmark Planning

      Compensation Benchmark Planning

      Compare your metrics to those of similar organizations by region, company size, and industry. Comparative data is aggregated securely and anonymously from more than 600,000 Paychex customers.

    • Employee Education & Development

      Employee Education & Development

      Use our online learning management system (LMS) to develop and deliver content, monitor students' participation, and assess their performance. Choose from topic basics to in-depth training and extensive learning libraries.

  • Workforce Management

    Improve employee efficiency and productivity with our vital workforce management resources.

    • Time & Attendance

      Time & Attendance

      Efficiently track time, manage schedules, and support compliance with our touchless clocking solutions and powerful Paychex Flex app.

    • Time Off Management

      Time Off Management

      Our Paychex Flex technology and service platform helps you and your employees review, track, and communicate time-off needs.

    • Advanced Scheduling

      Advanced Scheduling

      Manage capacity scheduling, including worker availability and weekly view, to help ensure your work shifts are covered.

    • Reporting & Analytics

      Reporting & Analytics

      Efficiently manage HR, payroll, and benefits with more than 160 standard reports and the ability to create custom reports, such as combining industry and benchmarking data to inform strategic talent decisions.

  • Payroll and Financial Support

    Easily pay employees, manage taxes, expenses, and more, so you can continue to focus on your business.

    • Payroll

      Payroll

      Do payroll online from desktop or mobile in as few as two clicks with the option to work with a dedicated payroll specialist. We can also integrate your payroll with HR and benefits for easier management.

    • Expense Management

      Expense Management

      Simplify employee expense reporting and reduce discretionary spending, while providing oversight and efficiencies for your business from point of purchase to employee reimbursement and tax reporting.

    • Payroll Tax Services

      Payroll Tax Services

      Automatically calculate, file, and pay payroll taxes from your account when required, so you can be confident that you’re meeting your obligations and can focus on running your business.

    • HR Library

      HR Library

      Access important human resources documents for your employees and your business on topics such as effective employee benefits administration, state and federal employment law, and employee safety.

    • Flexible Employee Pay Options

      Flexible Employee Pay Options

      Help your business recruit and retain top performers by paying employees the way they prefer, through direct deposit, a paycard, Pay-on-Demand, or paper checks with check signing and insertion.

    • Payroll Cashflow Assistance

      Payroll Cashflow Assistance

      Extend the collection of payroll funds from your bank account by up to seven days with Paychex Promise®. Plus, access same-day payroll and financing options from our Small Business Loan Center.

    • Garnishment Payment Services

      Garnishment Payment Services

      Automatically deduct and remit garnished wages to the appropriate agency.

  • Employee Benefits

    Attract and retain top talent by offering valued employee benefits and simplify plan administration.

    • Health Insurance

      Health Insurance

      Help make healthcare more affordable for employees and their families by offering group health insurance through Paychex Insurance Agency. You could enjoy tax savings and improve recruiting and retention.

    • Retirement Services

      Retirement Services

      Give your employees the support to achieve their retirement goals while you realize tax savings. As the number one 401(k) recordkeeper in the U.S. we can help you from finding the right plan to enrollment and plan maintenance.

    • Benefits Administration

      Benefits Administration

      Make your employee benefits easier to manage with access to our new Flock Benefits Administration system within Paychex Flex for more efficient recordkeeping, plus flexible plan designs, full-service administration, and employee self-service.

    • Employer Shared Responsibility

      Employer Shared Responsibility

      Get alerted to trends in your payroll information that may subject you to penalty assessments and receive help with preparing and filing Forms 1094-C and 1095-C.

  • PEO and HR Outsourcing

    Support your business throughout the entire employee lifecycle with our comprehensive HR outsourcing solutions.

    • Professional Employer Organization (PEO)

      Professional Employer Organization (PEO)

      Simplify employee management with help from our professional employer organization, Paychex PEO. It can make benefits more affordable and offers actionable HR advice from a dedicated Paychex HR Professional.

    • HR Professional Consultation and HR Advice

      HR Professional Consultation and HR Advice

      Get personalized HR advice based on your specific business situation from a dedicated Paychex HR Professional and learn how to leverage our leading HR technology to turn those insights into action.

  • Employee Experience

    Save time and improve accuracy by giving employees access to self-service HR, training, and financial tools.

    • Employee Self-Service

      Employee Self-Service

      Save your HR administrators’ time by letting employees complete more than 30 common payroll, HR, and benefits tasks in Paychex Flex®, from time-off requests to questions, communication, and more.

    • Education & Development

      Education & Development

      Train employees on business acumen, tactical skills, and HR compliance with our easy-to-use web-based learning management system (LMS), including extensive libraries and the ability to add your own training.

    • Cashflow Assistance

      Cashflow Assistance

      FinFit® is a free program for employees that provides a personal financial wellness assessment, online educational tools and resources, and help managing cash flow with short-term employee loans for unexpected expenses.

    • Paycheck Preview & Approval

      Paycheck Preview & Approval

      Paychex Pre-Check makes it easy for employees to review their paycheck before payday, which may help you reduce payroll discrepancies and costly corrections.

  • Paychex Flex Integrations

    Automatically and accurately connect and share data between your software and Paychex Flex®.

    • General Ledger Integration

      General Ledger Integration

      With Paychex Flex General Ledger, you can reduce the time spent on payroll tasks and minimize the potential for errors. We work with hundreds of accounting software packages including QuickBooks® Online, Sage and XeroTM - posting is fast, easy, and secure.

    • Third Party Integrations

      Third Party Integrations

      Get the freedom to choose the solutions that work best for you. Share data between Paychex Flex and leading software solutions for accounting, hiring, HR, and more with our API integrations.

    • Voice Assistants Integration

      Voice Assistants Integration

      Paychex Flex meets you and your employees where you need us — through our Paychex Flex Assistant chatbot, Siri®, Google® Assistant, text notifications, and other ways to save time and simplify administration.

  • Paychex Flex mobile app for employers and employees
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    Find Solutions for Your Toughest Business Challenges

    attracting talent

    Attracting Talent

    Attracting the right talent to your organization is critical. With the average cost of turnover at $15,0001, hiring the wrong employees can be expensive.

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    Paychex Business Solutions

    • Recruiting and Applicant Tracking

      Recruiting and Applicant Tracking

      Promote job openings, keep applicants engaged, and simplify the recruiting process.

    • Indeed Relationship

      Indeed Relationship

      Post jobs directly to Indeed from Paychex Flex®, making it easy to reach more quality candidates faster.

    • Onboarding

      Onboarding

      Make a great first impression with workflows that capture new-hire paperwork digitally and through any mobile device. The added convenience of employee self-service onboarding can reduce hiring time and lessen the burden on HR administrators.

    retaining talent

    Retaining Talent

    Did you know that 1 out of 3 employees say a lacking benefits package is one of the key reasons they seek other job opportunities2?

    Paychex Business Solutions

    • Health Insurance

      Health Insurance

      Provide employees with affordable health insurance, and make it easy to enroll, view, and modify elections and dependents.

    • Retirement

      Retirement

      Help employees save for their future. We offer bundled recordkeeping and administration services, including plan documentation, form preparation, compliance testing, and investment options. Does your state have mandated retirement plans? We provide a range of options, from API connectivity to state plans, to our own integrated offerings.

    • Learning Management

      Learning Management

      Educate new hires, close skill gaps, and accelerate development with on-demand courses accessible anytime, anywhere.

    • HR Services

      HR Services

      Leverage the support of our dedicated HR professionals to help you get the most out of your tools within Paychex Flex. They provide assistance on how to attract, develop, and retain top talent in a competitive environment in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

    • Retention Insights

      Retention Insights

      This report, based on 31 unique factors, uses predictive analytics to help you identify employees who may have a higher risk of leaving your company.

    • Talent Dashboard

      Talent Dashboard

      Leverage the Talent Dashboard to compare the performance rating and compensation of each function to help you reward your employees appropriately and equitably. View Retention Insights, time off with balances, and performance management ratings in one place without having to navigate to multiple screens.


    Business Solution FAQs

    • What Is a Solution in Business?

      What Is a Solution in Business?

      Solutions for business are used to solve specific organizational problems or challenges. Today’s business solutions often use technology to help businesses improve processes, share information, or increase efficiencies. For example, there are business solutions for HR, payroll, marketing, IT, and more.1

    • How Do You Provide Business Solutions?

      How Do You Provide Business Solutions?

      Whether you’re looking for small or midsize business solutions, enterprise-level solutions, or somewhere in between, a smart choice is outsourcing for maximum efficiency. Third-party payroll and HR business solutions, for instance, can help you and your team get back time in your day, all while offering cost savings and reputable service. 1

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