PEO Contract Terms: Statistics from Verified Data

Written by Peolet Editorial · Reviewed by Peolet Editorial · Last verified 2026-08-18

Verified coverage

Every figure below is computed at build time from the provider records in data/providers.json. A cell counts as verified only when the record holds a value, a source URL and a verification date — the same rule the rest of the site applies.

Notice-window distribution

Of the seven providers with a verified cancellation notice on file, five specify 30 days’ written notice. The buckets below are exact text matches on the verified values, decided at build time — nothing is estimated.

Term structure

The verified terms are sourced descriptions, not numbers, so we do not report a median or an average term — that would be arithmetic on prose. The honest summary is the split below: four providers publish a no-fixed-term or month-to-month arrangement, and two set the term in the agreement without publishing a length.

Provider by provider

Which records publish which fields, and when each verified cell was checked. The values themselves, with the source link for every cell, are on the full contract-terms table.

What the gaps mean

The term is unverified for , and the cancellation notice is unverified for . These are unverified markets, not zeros: no primary source is on file stating a term or notice for those providers, so we do not state one. Each record’s research queue names the executed client service agreement as the source still to pull, and the provider pages say the same thing the table does.

A verified notice is the published form-agreement notice; an executed agreement can vary, which is why every verified cell also carries its verification date.

How these numbers were computed

• Every figure on this page is computed at build time from data/providers.json; the page contains no hand-typed numbers.
• A field counts as verified only with a value, a source URL and a verification date on the record — the same rule the quality gate applies everywhere.
• The notice and term buckets are exact text matches on the verified values (“30 days’ written”, “cancel anytime”, “signature packet”, “no fixed term”, “month-to-month”); any wording not matched would surface in an “other” row rather than being guessed into a bucket.
• Unverified cells are counted as gaps in coverage — the pages and the download at /data/ follow the same rule.

The full contract-terms table · All providers · How we verify data

Related guides

• Termination clauses
• Negotiating the contract
• Exit data rights
• Fee negotiation

How to read this index

Plain definitions for every column and metric above, so nothing here needs interpreting on faith.

What this index cannot tell you

Honest limits, so nobody over-reads eight rows of data:

• Sample limits. These statistics cover the eight providers we track. They describe that set only — not the PEO market as a whole, and not buyer outcomes.
• Negotiated deviations. Every verified term and notice is the published form-agreement wording. An executed agreement can differ: negotiated exits, waived transition fees and side terms exist, and we cannot see them from published sources.
• No causal claims. Nothing here says a shorter notice window causes anything, or that month-to-month terms predict satisfaction or churn. We report distributions we can count; causation would need evidence we do not have.
• No pricing. This page tracks term structure and exit notice only. Cost terms are a separate dataset with their own verification rules.

Refresh cadence

We re-verify the provider records feeding this page quarterly, per the methodology’s refresh table, and sooner whenever a published agreement changes. Every cell keeps its visible verification date. Corrections are made in place: the number changes, the underlying record gains its new source, and the date moves forward so you can see when it happened — nothing is rewritten without the dates saying when.