Contract Staffing

Advantages of Contract Staffing

Flexible contract talent, with FoxHire as Employer of Record

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Staffing Solutions for Today’s Market

Lodestar Recruiting LLC serves its client companies as a reliable single source for all of your staffing needs.

Our staffing solutions include:

Direct hire placementsContract staffingContract-to-direct conversions1099 to W-2 conversionsPayrolling servicesRetiree re-staffing

Common Situations in Today’s Business Environment

  • Do you have a hiring freeze that prevents you from hiring someone?
  • Do you have a deadline or special project that you need completed?
  • Do you need to reduce the tax risks associated with 1099 independent contractors?
  • Do you want to evaluate a candidate’s skills before offering direct employment?
  • Do you want to avoid layoffs and bad press?

Advantages of Contract Staffing

Reduce Employment Costs

  • No workers’ compensation exposure or claims
  • No employee benefits costs for medical, dental, vision, life and 401(k)
  • No added expense for holidays, vacations, sick time, etc.
  • No administrative costs for hiring and processing new employment paperwork
  • No administrative costs for payroll withholdings, filings and reporting
  • Minimized risk of IRS and state audits due to worker misclassification

Staffing Flexibility

  • Match staffing levels to your workload and project requirements
  • Quick hiring process vs. a lengthy direct placement cycle
  • Option to end a contract placement at any time
  • Acquire needed resources through a standard purchase order instead of the capital budget

Sole-Source Staffing

  • Decrease the number of staffing and recruiting vendors
  • Simplify invoice payment processing
  • One-stop shopping for all of your staffing needs

Temp-to-Direct (Try Before You Buy)

  • Interview and assess real skills during the contract period
  • Evaluate how the candidate fits your company culture

Maintain Budget Controls

  • Accelerate the pace at which projects reach completion
  • Secure the labor needed for projects through a purchase order
  • Eliminate unnecessary overhead

A Simple Weekly Process

Once you select a contract candidate, your weekly involvement is easy.

1

Select

Select your contract candidate.

2

Approve

Authorize billing by signing the contractor’s weekly timesheet.

3

Pay

Pay one simple weekly invoice.

4

We handle the rest

FoxHire handles paperwork, payroll, taxes, unemployment, workers’ comp, background checks and benefits.

FOXHIRE · SINCE 1992

Insurance Protection

Insurance coverage adds a layer of protection and should be a requirement for every contract placement at your facility. FoxHire carries a comprehensive package:

  • Commercial General Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Commercial Excess Liability
  • Hired/Non-Owned Auto Liability
  • Employee Dishonesty Bonding
  • Employment Practices Liability
  • Employee Forgery Bonding

A Wide Range of Benefits for Contractors

As the legal W-2 employer of record, our back office pays contract employees weekly and offers:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Accidental death & dismemberment
  • 401(k) savings plan

The Next Step

Lodestar Recruiting LLC will be your main point of contact for all of your recruiting needs. FoxHire, which has specialized in contract staffing since 1992, will finalize the employment contracts and handle all of the financial and administrative details. By combining our recruiting skills with FoxHire’s back-office services, we provide full-service staffing and outstanding value to our clients.

Recruiter of Record (Front Office)
Lodestar Recruiting LLC
PO Box 125
Granger, IN 46530
Employer of Record (Back Office)
FoxHire, LLC
4883 Dressler Rd. NW, Suite 101
Canton, OH 44718

Ready to add contract talent?

Tell us what you need, and we’ll put together a quote.

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