Career Banding and Employees Relations

1
Career Banding and Employees Relations

• ER Professionals will need manage two HR systems.
• What is the impact on just cause?
• What is the impact on property interest?
• How will this affect due process and State
  Personnel Commission rulings?

2
Just Cause for Conduct

• No impact on disciplining for Unacceptable
  Personal Conduct.
• Unacceptable Personal Conduct policy always is in
  play, regardless of the classification or
  compensation system.

3
Just Cause for Unacceptable Job Performance

• Competency Assessments/Evaluations will be
  brought into play.
• Classification and level of the job compared to
  the employees competency level will be at issue.
• Relationship between the competency level and pay
  dispute resolution process and the grievance
  procedure.

4
Affect on Property Right Interest

• Demotion focuses on loss of pay
• What was taken from the employee?
• Employee receives a reduction in competency level
  with not loss of pay
• Internal Dispute Resolution Process.
• Not a demotion under the grievance process.

5
State Employee Promotional Priority

• The majority of SPC appeals are in work unit or
  division.
• The career state employee generally wins at OAH
  and SPC.
• Career Banding Promotional Priority Policy is
  under review.
• Competency Level of positions will be at issue.
• Linda Wiggs v. DENR (Agency actually won).

6
Training and Transfer

• In a career-banded environment the training and
  transfer will be more evident.
• Employee Advisory Committees.

7
Competency and Pay Dispute Resolution Process

• Will need to track all disputes.
• Will need to conduct a demographic analysis.
• Will need to report annually to OSP