The following are the daily updates being sent to our clients regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, with information regarding the HR implications for business owners and leaders. If we can help your business or you have questions, please give us a call as we are open for business and working to…
Starting from the bed of a truck, it takes a community’s outpouring love and support to grow a local business. Through the growing pains, Lemos Feed & Pet Supply partnered with YPP 30 years ago in a growth strategy that would expand to 14 locations across 2 counties. Together, the…
On October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law a state-wide ban on employer inquiries into an individual’s salary history. The new law will apply to all employers, including state and local governments, and will take effect on January 1, 2018. The new law continues the expansion…
Of course you have! We all experience moderate to severe stress at some time. Did you know that people react to stress differently? In fact, how you behave when under stress might be completely opposite to how a co-worker reacts depending on your personality traits. Here at YPP, we have…
How Much Information Do You Want or Need? You want to determine the appropriate compensation for a specific position or evaluate whether your company wide compensation plan is competitive. Determining the best way to obtain this information really depends on how thorough you want or need to be. YPP provides…
Five percent of job applicants have a criminal record within the last seven years. Most business owners and recruiters know they should perform background checks on applicants before offering them a job; however, few people can actually define what background checks actually entail. The laws governing background checks are complicated,…
Many organizations, even small to mid-sized ones, have employees separated by more than just multiple branch locations – different work experiences, expectations and generational differences create unique cultural issues and challenges in the workforce. When implemented and managed successfully, enterprise social collaboration (ESC) can enhance the “emotional connection” between employees,…
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones awarded $32 million in grants to district attorneys across 36 counties in the state to combat workers’ compensation fraud. The grants, funded through employer assessments, support law enforcement efforts in investigating and prosecuting workers’ compensation insurance fraud. “Last fiscal year 2012-13, my department received more…
When Steve Enna and Dennis Wooten, owners of EW Partners (now HR Your Way), a Pleasanton, CA based HR Firm were ready to begin their transition to retirement they had clear goals – to find a way to ensure the successful brand they had worked so hard to develop would…
Sandra Dickerson and Cindy McKellar become Co-CEOs of EW Business Partners It is with great pleasure that we announce that two great HR companies, Your People Professionals (“YPP”) and EW Partners, will join forces to offer a broad range of HR Consulting and Outsourcing Services. Our teams share a passion…
