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COMPTELPLUS | Monday, April 13, 2015 Beka Publishing, 8
DAY 1
COMPTEL continues its relationship with
UNITEL Insurance to offer innovative
human resources advisory services to
member companies at a discount.
UNITEL HR Solutions are available to assist
businesses to navigate the constantly changing
healthcare environment, including the Affordable
Care Act requirements and hundreds of complex
employment law issues relating to hiring, termina-
tion, discrimination, pay and classification, time
off/FMLA continuation, COBRA, employee relations
and employee safety.
“Businesses of all sizes grapple with HR questions
daily and often find themselves faced with costly
attorney advisory fees or confused by incomplete
answers from colleagues or the web,” said Chip Pick-
ering, CEO of COMPTEL. “We look forward to working
with UNITEL to bring another, more cost-effective,
option to our members with the availability of UNITEL
HR Solutions.”
Several members of COMPTEL have been pleased
with the service, including Deb Ward, CEO of TSI and
chairwoman of COMPTEL.
“UNITEL HR Solutions has been a valuable
resource for us,” Ward said. “We have been very
impressed with the professionalism and expertise
their certified professionals have displayed. This is
an exceptional service that can help companies stay
compliant and save time and money by having HR
support available when they need it. I highly recom-
mend you check out UNITEL HR Solutions.”
The human resources function in companies
continues to evolve and change especially with all the
complexities being thrown at companies regarding the
ACA, OSHA, compliance, and other legal issues.
Many of the companies that UNITEL represents
don’t have the resources to employ a full-time human
resources person, so they turn those responsibili-
ties over to an employee that is wearing several hats
within that company. There are many instances when
a complex HR issue arises and these people simply
don’t know where to turn to receive the expert guid-
ance they need.
While these companies turn to Web-based HR
portals for information, this information can help
only to a certain degree. It takes time and effort to
research the issue, and many times it is difficult to find
the right answer. Some companies have to make calls
to their attorneys to have questions answered, and
this can be very costly.
With UNITEL HR Solutions, companies can save
money and turn to a trusted HR resource when they
need one. Instead of the costly calls to an attorney or
incomplete answers from the web, clients can have
direct access to certified SPHR/PHR consultants with
UNITEL’s HR Hotline. Clients receive immediate guid-
ance and best practices advice to handle the toughest
HR solutions swiftly.
In addition, UNITEL HR Solutions offersWeb-based
training for employees and managers with more than
200 on-demand courses. These courses cover six popular
subject areas – from employment to safety. They can
be useful for new-hire orientation or even for continued
education for employees throughout the year.
The other component is a comprehensive online
HR Library, which has step-by-step guidelines for
federal and state law compliance, COBRA, FMLA and
thousands of invaluable templates, forms, guides, and
online tools.
Other benefits include bi-weekly newsletters, state
and federal compliance alerts, HRCI approved webinars,
whitepapers and other valuable resources.
“UNITEL is extremely excited to partner with
COMPTEL and its member companies. We fully
understand the HR challenges that COMPTEL
members face each day and believe that UNITEL
HR Solutions will be a valuable resource to help
them save money while reducing their overall risk
related to managing people and Safety within their
companies,” said Carl Zeutzius, director of Sales and
Marketing for UNITEL HR Solutions. “There are many
HR Web portals on the market today, but what sets
UNITEL HR Solutions apart is our live phone access
to PHR- and SPHR-certified HR professionals, who
can help answer difficult questions that often arise.
Our partnership with ThinkHR allows us to deliver
substantial price saving to COMPTEL members.”
Why does it make sense to use a service likeUNITEL
HR Solutions? Besides saving money and lowering the risk
of employment related lawsuits, it allows companies to
focus on their strategy and operations.
With professional HR services, it also helps compa-
nies improve compliance to federal, state and local
regulations and requirements.
Besides, having a trusted resource to assist with
these kinds of matters is just smart.
Many companies turn to UNITEL HR Solutions
because they realize they have a lack of experience
in-house. Identifying weaknesses is as important as
knowing strengths, so handing off a task that can be
handled properly to someone with expertise is a great
business decision.
COMPTEL members receive a discount on this
service, which can start as low as $350 per year. Non-
COMPTEL members also can subscribe to the service. ❏
COMPTEL PLUS attendees can be entered into a
drawing to win a free, one-year subscription to the
service compliments of COMPTEL by simply meeting
with Carl Zeutzius at booth 122 to discuss UNITEL HR
Solutions. To reach Zeutzius, text or call 402-770-7150,
or email at .
UNITEL Delivers Innovative HR Advisory Services
S witchRay, a vendor of telecommunications
software, announced it will showcase its
next generation of Class 4 and Class 5 soft-
switches, easy-to-integrate mobile application and
its fraud protection software that detects and helps
prevent PBX hacking during COMPTEL PLUS.
“We look forward to exhibiting at COMPTEL
PLUS and meeting with potential customers who
can benefit from our newly expanded product
line,” said Rich Lindstrom, senior vice president
of SwitchRay.
“Our Class 4 and Class 5 softswitch solutions
along with our newly launched PBX and whole-
sale fraud protection software are designed to
help our customers increase revenue and build
successful businesses. Our commitment is to
provide exceptional customer service and a reli-
able scalable platform to optimize communica-
tion,” Lindstrom added.
SwitchRay delivers state-of-the-art communica-
tion service platforms to telecom carriers world-
wide. Its mission is to provide products that are
rich in functionality, scalable and highly reliable,
allowing our customers to build successful busi-
nesses, while driving their profits up and the cost of
operations down.
With SwitchRay’s attention to detail and
commitment to exceptional customer service, it
optimizes communication and builds a brighter
future for the world to connect. ❏
For more information visit booth 200, go to www.
or email
SwitchRay Showcases
Class 4, 5 Softswitch Solutions
‘We have
been very
impressed with
the professionalism
and expertise
their certified
professionals
have displayed.’
– DebWard,TSI