HR Minute – CA Mandatory Sick Leave
HR Minute – Employee Bonuses
HR Minute for Busy Executives: Compensation Planning
California Enacts Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Law
Last week, Governor Brown signed into law the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 with an effective date of 1/1/2015. The law mandates that most employers provide paid sick leave to employees. In addition, at least 3 California cities have passed their own paid sick leave laws, meaning that…
Developing a Social Media Plan
Like it or not social media is an important communication channel for your business and you need a plan of how to leverage this asset. In this article we will explore the factors to consider as you create your plan. Social media is a very big topic and this article…
HR Minute – Meal Periods
Have you ever been stressed at work?
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…
Important Ruling Regarding the Inside Sales Exemption
Wage orders 4 and 7 (1) provide for an Inside Sales exemption, under which employees can be exempt from overtime if their earnings exceed 1 ½ times minimum wage and more than 50% of their compensation is from commissions. It is very common for employers to have commission plans under which the…
Comprehensive Compensation Review & Analysis vs. Simple Compensation Comparison
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…