Stratus Saves IT-as-a-Service Company CEO 40 Hours a Month in Time

“Stratus has made my life a lot easier. I’ve saved time and money on benefits packages. I’ve got on-demand support for any HR issues that come up. Honestly, sticking with Stratus was a no-brainer.”

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For me, the number one benefit is time. The only way I’m going to grow my company is by putting in sales time. So, anything that takes me away from that is bad for business. Stratus provides me tons of time.”

Overview

Stratus provided the new CEO of an IT-as-a-Services company the resources of an HR department without the cost, saving the CEO 40 hours a month in time otherwise devoted to HR issues he was ill-equipped to handle.

Background

A Utah IT-as-a-Service company offers companies manages IT services, custom solutions, software development, cloud services, and website development. With about 100 smaller clients and some very large ones, the company provides everything from building custom apps to network security to managing websites. Founded in 2009, the company was purchased in 2021 by a new CEO.

Problem

While knowledgeable in IT and financial management, the new CEO had no prior HR experience. “I specialize in cloud technologies and automation but don’t know the first thing about payroll taxes,” he said. “Or the first thing about HR regulations. That lack of experience was always a barrier for me to start my own business. Bringing other people on board was always a stressor for me.”

Now with a company and employees he was responsible for, the CEO needed an HR function to handle payroll, taxes, benefits, and all things human resources. However, spending resources to hire a full-time HR person would mean one less developer and put client relationships at risk.

Solution

Since the company already had Stratus HR in place, the CEO decided to trial it for six months before making any changes.

Stratus provides customizable HR solutions—from payroll and benefits to onboarding and risk management—to help businesses with their human resource responsibilities. No matter the size of the company or the industry, Stratus helps manage the employee lifecycle from hire to retire.

The more the CEO discovered about Stratus, the more he relied on the company to provide needed services for his company, such as payroll, benefits, even personnel guidance.

“I found that Stratus removes the burden of HR,” he said. “They handle all our payroll and taxes. And since they purchase health packages care in bulk, we’re able to offer our employees great benefits that cost quite a bit less than if I was to negotiate a package on my own.

“Beyond those nuts-and-bolts things, they found a marketing and design person who was a perfect fit for our company, and even provided termination guidance concerning an employee who was fudging hours. All that without me having to pay a ton extra to have an HR person on premises.”

Results

As an all-in-one HR resource, Stratus was able to help the CEO and his company in several ways:

  • Develop an HR handbook
  • Offload all payroll and tax responsibilities
  • Customize an affordable benefits package for company employees
  • Relieve the CEO of the burden of hiring and firing
  • Allow the CEO to focus on growing his business

“With Stratus, everything’s chill. There’s not a lot of drama,” the CEO concluded. “For me, the number one benefit is time. The only way I’m going to grow my company is by putting in sales time. So, anything that takes me away from that is bad for business. Stratus provides me tons of time.”
 
“I’d say they save me about 40 hours a month in dealing with HR stuff. That’s like getting an extra week’s worth of work. Plus, I don’t have to hire an HR person."

“Stratus has made my life a lot easier. I’ve saved time and money on benefits packages. I’ve got on-demand support for any HR issues that come up. Honestly, sticking with Stratus was a no-brainer.”

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