
Modern employer of record and payroll services platform purpose-built for the staffing industry.
Ascen
East Coast Light Industrial Staffing Agency
An East Coast light industrial staffing agency CEO struggled with back-office operations as the business scaled. Ascen served as the Employer of Record, automating contractor onboarding and managing payroll operations with embedded funding that removed the need for personal guarantees or collateral.

New York Healthcare Staffing Firm
A nurse-founded New York staffing firm possessed strong recruitment skills but lacked back-office expertise for credentialing, onboarding, background checks, and drug testing. Within hours of signing up for Ascen's platform, the first employees were registered, compliant, and payrolled.

Light Industrial Staffing Platform
A light industrial staffing platform managing over $200M in 1099 payroll faced surging client demand for W-2 employment models. Ascen provided a white-labeled EOR service with seamless API integration, assuming legal employment responsibilities nationwide while the platform maintained its app-based brand experience with daily pay options.

Events Gig App
An innovative events gig app connecting brand ambassadors and event staff with enterprise clients needed to manage W-2 compliance while scaling nationwide. Ascen delivered a fully white-labeled API-driven Employer of Record solution featuring automated assignment creation, time/expense tracking, and multi-state W-2 employment and compliance management.

New York IT Staffing Startup
A 2-year-old New York IT staffing startup with 15-20 recruiters had strong industry connections but lacked back-office operational knowledge. Ascen provided both Employer of Record services and a Payroll Funding Program, enabling them to concentrate raised capital on sales and placements rather than back-office expenses.

London DevOps Recruitment Firm
A 6-year-old London-based recruitment firm specializing in site-reliability and DevOps engineers with 10-20 recruiters struggled to expand to the US market due to compliance complexity and cash flow challenges from net 60 payment terms. Ascen's EOR and embedded funding enabled them to deploy contractors within two weeks.
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Ascen is a modern employer of record (EOR) and payroll services platform purpose-built for the staffing industry. They serve as the legal employer of record for contingent workers placed by staffing agencies handling compliance payroll and back-office operations. Services include EOR for legal employment payroll benefits and workers compensation Agent of Record (AOR) for independent contractor compliance white-label pay and bill software onboarding and screening (I-9 background checks drug testing) payroll funding and timesheet management. A Y Combinator alumnus and member of American Staffing Association (ASA) and Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) they operate across all US states Canada and selected countries globally serving staffing agencies healthcare staffing IT staffing and light industrial staffing providers.
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