2014-03-19 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES Department Goals (continued) 12. To ensure departments and agencies are in compliance with applicable laws affecting human resource; management. 13. To assist, encourage, and insure, County compliance with laws, rules, and policies relative to equal opportunity and employment. Program Description The Department of Human Resources is the central human resource agency for the County of Hawaii whose functions include administering the civil service laws as they apply to the County. As the central human resource agency for the County, the department has responsibility for strategic planning, workforce planning and employment, equal opportunity, personnel development, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations, and occupational health and safety. Program Objectives Classification and Pay 1. Review and process position redescription reviews within five workdays of receipt. 2. Review and process reallocations for recruitment within 10 workdays of receipt. Labor Relations 1. Hear and respond to employer -level grievances within 60 days from receipt. 2. Answer all writ=ten departmental inquiries relating to the administration and interpretation of all collective bargaining agreements and executive orders within 14 days from date of receipt if it does not require inter jurisdictional action, 30 days if it does. 3. Provide background and other technical information required by the Corporation Counsel's Office for the arbitration of grievances within 14 days from the date of request. Personnel and Organizational Development 1. Conduct the New Hire Orientation class once a month. 2. Annually conduct each module in the Customer Service Skills Series. 3. Annually conduct each module in the Supervisory Skills Series. 4. Annually coordinate the Prevention of Workplace Violence training program. 5. By September 30, 2014, hold the annual Pre -retirement Workshop. 6. Issue the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Training Catalogues. 109