In late 2019, McGill and Partners reached out to Foothold America to assist with their continued expansion in the US. McGill and Partners had already established a US Limited Liability Company – McGill Global Risk Solutions (MGRS), LLC, and they had two active employees in NY, with a pending offer for hire in the state of Florida.

Following an initial consultation, McGill and Partners wanted Foothold America to manage their semi-monthly payroll, employee benefits, register their organization as an employer within new states, guarantee critical I9 compliance, and ensure risk compliance by establishing workers compensation coverage for each state with active employees.

McGill and Partners chose the Foothold America People Partnership Service (PPS). With this service McGill and Partners serves as the Employer of Record and makes all their policy decisions in consultation with their dedicated Foothold America HR & Client Services manager.

Foothold America assigned a UK-based Senior HR & Client Service Manager to support the UK HR team and an operations team on the east coast of the US to ensure support for their US workforce during all business hours. PPS is a bespoke solution and key Foothold America staff trained on McGill and Partners’ systems to integrate seamlessly into the organization.

The start of the PPS service would see a transition of MGRS’ payroll provider to one of Foothold America’s exclusive payroll partners to provide enhanced payroll services. Following the payroll setup, MGRS was registered with the state of Florida as an employer. In addition, mandatory workers compensation policies were established in both New York and Florida.

Foothold America went to market on McGill’s behalf to investigate a multitude of options with respected national medical insurers. Currently, MGRS offers health, dental, vision, various ancillary coverage, as well as a generous 401 K retirement plan. In 2021 life insurance plans were increased to over $1M per employee, and a Flexible Spending Account was included as an additional benefit offering in 2022.

Foothold America develops state-compliant employee handbooks in each that MGRS operates. Compliance requires constant vigilance, and in 2020 Foothold America performed an I9 audit to ensure compliance with changing US Department of Homeland Security regulations.