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title: What is Co-Employment
description: Axcet HR Solutions provides full-service, outsourced HR solutions. As a PEO, we do this through a type of business relationship called co-employment.
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# What is Co-Employment?

This is at the heart of any PEO-client relationship, but what does it mean?

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