HPM 9.1 Employee Relations

Question 1

CHP management administers to how many state bargaining units?

Answer 1

11 of 21

Question 2

If a formal written grievance/complaint is submitted when an informal discussion has not occurred what happens?

Answer 2

the commander should return the grievance/complaint prior to conducting an investigation or issuing a response

Question 3

What form is to be completed by all departmental employees who provide representation for employees or on-behalf of a recognized employee organization.

Answer 3

CHP 610 (Representation Reporting)

Question 4

request for union leave shall be retained at the command level for

Answer 4

12 months

Question 5

request for union leave shall be retained at OER for

Answer 5

3 years

Question 6

Can excluded employees be represented?

Answer 6

may be represented by another departmental excluded employee on state release time, up to a maximum of four hours to prepare and present a grievance at each level of appeal.

Question 7

Copy of the formal grievance/complaint, the first level response, and all pertinent documentation necessary to investigate the issue in dispute shall be forwarded to the respective Division and OER within

Answer 7

five working days after the issuance of the response.

Question 8

Copy of the formal grievance/complaint, the second level response, and all pertinent documentation necessary to investigate the issue in dispute shall be forwarded to the respective Division and OER within

Answer 8

five working days after the issuance of the response.

Question 9

Grievance records shall be retained at the affected command levels for a period of

Answer 9

three years following the date of the final action.

Question 10

2. Complaint records shall be retained at the affected command levels for a period of

Answer 10

one year following the date of the final action.

Question 11

Formal Grievance – Level 1 – if an informal grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the grievant, a formal grievance may be filed no later than

Answer 11

Ten work days after the event or circumstances occasioning the grievance, or within five work days of the decision rendered in the informal grievance procedure, whichever is later.

Question 12

Within how many days after receipt of the formal grievance, the person designated by the Department head as the first level of appeal shall respond in writing to the grievance?

Answer 12

Ten working days

Question 13

Changes due to the method of scheduling shifts and days off, amendment to SOP, overtime sign-up revisions, logistical changes, or modification to administrative process are examples of when a commander?

Answer 13

should meet-and-confer with Area reps.

Question 14

Bargaining Unit 5 - In addition to above, commander is obligated to meet-and-confer with a CAHP representative over the findings of a citizens’ complaint investigation or regarding any comment on performance documents when?

Answer 14

if requested.

Question 15

Can Commanders allowed to forward grievances to the next level on the employee’s behalf.

Answer 15

are not to..

Question 16

• Commanders shall retain comments, suggestions, etc., received from the representative and the affected employees for a period of ?

Answer 16

six months from the effective date of the proposed change.

Question 17

What are UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES ?

Answer 17

are those actions or inactions by the employer or exclusive representatives which violate the rights guaranteed by the Dills Act.

Question 18

Management Guidelines – management may not refuse or fail to meet and negotiate, nor do anything to interfere with an employee’s right to?

Answer 18

(1) vote for or join the employee organization of his/her choice, or (2) engage in lawful activities on behalf of the organization.

Question 19

Specialty Pay Positions

Answer 19

• Motorcycle assignments
• Pilot or flight officer positions
• Bilingual positions
• Investigator positions

Question 20

Specialty Pay Removal Procedures

Answer 20

• Approval – approval must be obtained from appropriate Assist. Comm.
• For Cause – if not result from AA, commander shall provide documentation with specific reason for removal and effective date
• Adverse Action – must be an established relationship between the adverse action and the removal