One day while walking down the street a highly successful Human Resources Manager was tragically hit by a bus and she died. Her soul arrived up in heaven where she was met at the Pearly Gates by St.Peter himself. “Welcome to Heaven,” said St. Peter. “Before you get settled in…
Here are examples in three key areas where taking a holistic approach can have a positive effect on lowering turnover and the costs associated with it – total compensation, employee communications, and recruiting and on-boarding. Compensation is traditionally thought of as cash remuneration. But many of your employees work for…
The WorkTraits™ Compatibility System is based upon two areas of psychological research, Person-Job Fit, and Organizational Culture. The purpose of assessing these two areas is to provide a view of the employee or job applicant which gives insight into how their personality and values fit into an organization. Person-Job Fit…
YPP recently managed a Workers Compensation Audit for a client that initially showed a balance due of $231.16 for the 2011/2012 policy year. YPP disputed the audit and requested a refund based on a proper class code change. After YPP’s auditing work, the carrier acknowledged our requested changes to the audit.…
If you are like most small and mid-sized business owners or managers, dealing with your employee benefits renewals is about as enjoyable as getting poked in the eye with a stick; especially now that many requirements of health care reform are starting to kick-in in earnest. With so many important…
Catching Up with Health Reform (via CFO.com) Health Benefits | September 01, 2012 | CFO Magazine CFOs, health-care attorneys, and benefits consultants expressed surprise, and in some cases shock, at the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this summer to uphold the individual-mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…
After receiving sub-standard HR and payroll services, in addition to an over 30% increase in health insurance premiums, a California community bank was thrilled to find that YPP could save their employees over $75,000 per year and the Bank over $20,000 per year in premiums versus the national PEO that…
Understanding that they needed help in several areas of HR that left them exposed, a technology company that had undergone major corporate restructuring turned to YPP for the HR expertise they didn’t have in-house. We worked with the management team to bring HR policies and practices into compliance, including an…
Performance management and terminations are never simple and so when a wealth management firm got tangled up in them, they turned to YPP for help. Using our strategic HR consulting services, we partnered with senior management on some particularly challenging employee performance and termination issues, working with them to proactively…
When it came time to renew employee benefits for a 50 year old Californialaw firm, the partners of the firm were astonished to find that partnering with YPP and joining our large group employee benefits plans would save them in excess of $100,000 per year in premiums. That’s money that…
