A method of containing costs that allows a professional employer organization (PEO), typically a larger company, to take over the management of a smaller company's HR tasks and become a coemployer to its employees is known as

A. outsourcing.
B. employee leasing.
C. furloughing.
D. nearshoring.


Answer: B

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