Headcount Solutions Without Co-Employment Risk
Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions is a strategic, compliant, and stable alternative to traditional staffing models, enabling biotech, pharmaceutical, and CDMO organizations to meet operational demands without increasing internal headcount or exposing themselves to co-employment risk. As a managed service provider, PSS hires, trains, and manages scientific personnel who perform defined scopes of work directly at client sites—fully integrated into client operations yet fully employed by Eurofins.
Unlike temporary staffing, which often comes with legal limitations, high turnover, and retraining burdens, the PSS model is designed for long-term stability and compliance. In the U.S., co-employment risk is shaped by laws such as the IRS classification test, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and joint employer standards under the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which hold companies liable for wage, hour, and benefit violations, if they exercise control over contingent workers. In the EU, the Temporary Agency Workers Directive 2008/104/ EC mandates equal treatment for agency workers and limits the duration and conditions under which temporary labor can be used. PSS indemnifies clients from these risks by assuming full responsibility for employee management—including payroll, supervision, training, and HR administration—ensuring full compliance with both U.S. and EU employment laws.
PSS also helps clients strategically manage headcount by absorbing the burden of recruitment, retention, and workforce planning. Our behavioral-based selection process ensures high-quality hires, while our robust benefits and career development programs result in significantly lower turnover than traditional temp models. In one case, a client facing the simultaneous expiration of multiple temporary contracts transitioned all workers to Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions, avoiding disruption and has since expanded our scopes to over 300 PSS team members globally.
Our HR best practices extend beyond hiring and retention. PSS provides on-site leadership, cross-training programs, and performance tracking aligned with shared KPIs. We facilitate internal training, often developing subject matter experts who can train future PSS employees and even client FTEs. This approach reduces client involvement in day-to-day management, and our client’s FTEs can focus on strategic priorities.
Clients also benefit from our operational excellence initiatives. PSS employees are trained to identify Lean opportunities and implement value-add projects that drive measurable savings. One client saved ~$625,000 every 18 months by transitioning from temporary staffing to PSS, thanks to improved efficiency, reduced turnover, and optimized resource utilization.