09.1 Employee Relations HPM Flashcards
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The CHP 602, (contract interpretations) departments interpretation in house communication that gives specific provisions within a contract is white, pink, blue or yellow
Blue
Of the 21 state bargaining units how many are managed by the Department?
11
What is the State Employor Employee Relations Act(Ralph C. Dills)
Elected reps are seen the same as equals of the employer in determining wages hours and other terms and conditions of employment
If there is difference in contract and policy which is controlling
Contract
An assoc rep request to engage in representational matter during work hours it may should shall be granted
Shall as long as the daily ops are not affected
A rep must obtain permission from Immediate supervisor or area commander to engage in area rep matters during work hours
Immediate supervisor
Mat association business be conducted during work hours
No only during own time or non work hours (lunch, breaks, b4 or after work)
May rep use release time for preparation for meet and confer session with management
No, only the session and some travel
What is release time
Time allowed for representational purpose as permitted by contract/and or policy. Subject to operational ability
True or false. A grievance is a dispute over a contact violation
True
T or F A complaint is over a policy or procedure
True
Levels of a grievance / complaint
Informal (employee and supervisor) Level 1 area commander Level 2 division commander Level 3 office of commissioner Level 4 director of DPA
Who does the POBR applies to
Every employee but Cadets
Steps of grievance/complaint
Informal Discussion.
Formal Grievance/Complaint.
You have 30 60 or 90 days to file an appeal on an grievance/complaint
30 days
Grievance maintained at command for 1,3 or 5 years
3
Complaint maintained at command for 1,3 or 5 years
1 year
If an informal grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the grievant, a formal grievance may be filed no later than:
10 work days after the occurrence
Or 5 work days of the decision rendered in the informal grievance procedure, whichever is later.
What are the appeal time frames and response time frames for a grievance
Level 1 10 and 5
Level 2 10 and 15
Level 3 10 and 15
Level 4 10 and 20
employee may not, should not or shall not conduct or participate in the internal business affairs of an employee organization during assigned working hours (refer to Chapter 5 for the definition of non-working hours). These activities
include circulation of organizational material; solicitations for membership;
Shall not
An employee’s supervisor does not have or has the authority to deny a request for state release time
Has
Employees attending employee organization meetings may should shall do so voluntarily and may should shall attend on their own time unless their absence is being underwritten by a negotiated release time bank, Contributory Time Bank
(CTB), or union paid leave.
Shall shall
State release time shall not be authorized for an employee to leave the work site to meet with an organization representative on a representational matter. If the employee requests to meet with the representative off-site, state release time is not to be granted. If departmental operations will permit, such a meeting may be conducted on the employee’s own time (i.e.,
vacation, Compensatory Time Off [CTO]).
True
Travel time is not or is allowed provided it can be accomplished within the amount of authorized state release time. An exception is that no travel time is allowed for employee interrogation representation. Travel time is not authorized for employees participating in employee organization business.
Is
Employees may, during assigned working hours, use a reasonable amount of state release time to confer with a designated
employee organization representative on a grievance/complaint or representational matter at the work site, subject to approval of the employee’s supervisor. One employee
T or f
True
Normally, up to a maximum of four (4,6, or 8) hours may be authorized to prepare and present a grievance/complaint at the informal level and each formal appeal level in the grievance and appeal procedures. This
time may be limited or extended only with management’s approval
4 hours
