California-based accounting firm Complete Controller is offering insurance benefits for non-traditional workers including "gig economy workers, freelance workers and the 1099 workforce," the company said in a news release.
"It is a problem in today's market that employers are unable to offer selection and flexibility when providing benefits to their workforce," Jennifer Brazer, founder and CEO of Complete Controller, said in the release. "Traditional employees qualify for insurance and retirement benefits under strict minimum-hours guidelines and the benefits that are offered to one must be offered to all. Under these programs, often non-traditional workers don't qualify for benefits at all. Meanwhile, employers struggle to be competitive and meet the changing needs of their workforce. The old model doesn't work in today's environment."
The company, based in Costa Mesa, is offering the benefits through the PERKS program designed by Mercer, the news release said. It offers freelancers "a way to select their own benefits from a myriad of options including not only health and life, but also disability, professional liability and more," the release said.
It also allows employers to contribute to the workers' PERKS accounts.
"As workers move from one employer to the next, their benefits move with them," the news release said.
Complete Controller provides bookkeeping services, audit-ready records, unlimited document storage, and performance reporting to small businesses and other clients.