The Employee Relations Division provides services to address work disputes, grievance resolution, and disciplinary appeals, and offers guidance to supervisors, managers, and personnel officers in the State Personnel Management System in these areas.
The Division provides:
• Settlement conferences for Disciplinary and Grievance appeals
• Mediation of employee disputes
• Guidance to Agencies on Leave Issues
• Guidance to Agencies on the performance evaluation process (PEP)
• Guidance to Agencies on collective bargaining/MOUs
The Division also coordinates:
• Employee Assistance Program, which provides confidential and professional referral and assessment services to State employees who are experiencing personal difficulties that are adversely affecting their work performances. Typically, the employee is referred by his or her supervisor.
Employees experiencing difficulties with domestic violence can find helpful resources through judiciary's Domestic Violence Webpage.
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