Contingent Workforce Cost and Compliance Kit

The whole contingent labor decision, sequenced: model the cost, decide the hiring path, check the classification risk, fix the agency terms. Plus the one-pager that carries the answer upstairs.

Four products and an executive summary, in working order

Each product keeps its own Start Here; the kit adds the top-level sequence and the one-pager. License and the Google Sheets guide ship once.

• START HERE, the kit sequence. The four-step working order: model the cost, decide the hiring path, check the classification risk, fix the agency terms. Read it first.
• Executive One-Pager: Should We Convert Our Contingent Workforce?. The CFO-ready page: the question, the four-way numbers, the risk checkpoints, and the recommendation line, built to be filled from the workbook and walked into a leadership meeting.
• Model the Cost. The Contingent Labor Cost and Conversion Workbook with its own Start Here: the four-way model, program rollup across pay bands, burden builder, and scenario compare.
• Decide the Hiring Path. The Temp-to-Hire and Direct-Placement Decision Workbook with its own Start Here: three first-year paths, the declining buyout schedule, and the portfolio view.
• Check the Classification Risk. The Independent Contractor Classification and Risk Kit: the decision guide, the per-worker questionnaire with a risk read, the 1099-versus-W2 model, and the IC agreement and SOW templates.
• Fix the Agency Terms. The Staffing Agency Management Kit: the markup benchmark reference, the agency scorecard workbook, the partner agreement and rules of engagement, and the contingent workforce policy.

The sequence the Start Here runs

Cost first, then path, then risk, then terms. Each step feeds the next, and the one-pager collects the answer.

• Model the cost. The conversion workbook prices the program four ways on your rates and produces the annual savings figure the rest of the kit tests.
• Decide the hiring path. For the roles worth converting, the decision workbook prices direct hire, temp-to-hire, and direct placement, and reads the buyout schedule.
• Check the classification risk. Before any conversion touches 1099 status, the risk kit walks the three tests and scores each worker, with counsel checkpoints marked.
• Fix the agency terms. For the roles that stay contingent, the management kit resets the agreement, the scorecard, and the markup conversation.

Built as a system, deduplicated as one

A bundle of overlapping files makes the buyer reconcile the overlap. This kit ships the burden model and the tenure-cap language once, where each belongs, and sequences the rest.

• One sequence, stated. The top-level Start Here runs the four products in decision order, so the kit works like a method rather than a folder of downloads.
• The one-pager only this kit carries. The executive summary page distills the four-way numbers and the risk checkpoints into the recommendation a leadership meeting can act on.
• Every default sourced. The workbooks date their assumptions; the guides date their rules and tests. Nothing asks to be taken on faith.
• Counsel checkpoints preserved. The classification and agency files keep every legal-review marker they carry standalone.

Who it is built for and where to go if that is not you

Built for

• An operator or HR lead who owns the whole contingent question: the spend, the risk, and the vendors.
• A finance leader who wants the conversion case, tested and documented, not a consulting engagement.
• A consultant running a contingent workforce review for a client and keeping the work as the deliverable.

If you are looking for

• One piece of the decision. Each product sells standalone: the conversion workbook, the hiring-path workbook, the classification kit, and the agency kit.
• General labor-cost planning without the compliance layer. The Workforce Cost Control Bundle is the cost-side sequence.

Before you buy

What exactly is in the kit?

Everything in the four standalone products, each with its own Start Here, sequenced by a top-level Start Here, plus the executive one-pager that only this kit carries. The license and the Google Sheets guide ship once at the top level.

How is the $149 price set against buying separately?

The four products run $196 bought separately: $39, $29, $69, and $59. The kit is $149, and the one-pager and top-level sequence exist only here.

Are the files identical to the standalone products?

Yes, byte for byte. Buying the kit is buying the same certified files in one sequenced download; nothing is abridged.

Is this legal advice?

The cost workbooks are planning models. The classification and agency files are general information with counsel checkpoints marked, and classification decisions and agreements should be reviewed by qualified employment counsel before you act.

Is it a subscription?

No. One-time purchase, no recurring fee. You keep the files.

Will it stay current as the rules change?

Each file carries a last-reviewed date so you can see how current it is, and meaningful updates are released as the rules and figures change.

What is the refund policy?

Digital products are covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee. See the refund policy for the full terms.

What happens after I buy?

Your files are delivered as a digital download, and your receipt arrives by email. Open the top-level Start Here first; it sequences the whole bundle. Questions or want a hand getting set up? Email support@truestephr.com.

Can I expense this purchase to my business?

Most customers buy TrueStep HR tools for business use, and a tool you use for work often qualifies as a deductible business expense. Whether it does for you depends on your situation, so confirm with your accountant. Your receipt arrives by email at checkout and works as documentation.

The cost models are planning figures; the classification and agency files are general information, not legal advice. Have qualified employment counsel review classification decisions and agreements before you act.

How the download works

Your files arrive as a single ZIP download, best opened on a computer: save it, extract it (right-click and Extract All on Windows, double-click on a Mac), and open the Start Here file first. PDFs open in any reader, and the editable files work in Microsoft Word and Excel or their free equivalents, including LibreOffice and Google Docs and Sheets. No other software is needed. Step-by-step help for every device is at truestephr.com/pages/download-help.