Employee Relations

Mission

Employee Relations is a centralized resource offering expertise and tools empowering State of Alaska employees to prevent and resolve personnel issues. When the need arises, we handle personnel matters in a manner that enables a culture of accountability and respect. We build partnerships to seek holistic solutions that deliver both operational and proactive results.

Core Services

• Employee Performance Management
  • Developing and communicating performance expectations
  • Non-disciplinary corrective tools, such as written expectations/instruction and performance improvement plans
  • Employee Discipline, including facilitating the progressive discipline process and due process meetings
  • Performance evaluation review, tracking, processing, and consultation
• Union Contracts and Engaging with the Union
  • Field representation with labor representatives
  • Labor contract modifications (Letters of Agreement)
  • Union complaint and grievance processing and tracking
  • Grievance resolutions
  • Arbitration or litigation support
• Investigations and conflict resolution
  • Employee complaints
  • Performance review appeals
  • Informal harassment and discrimination complaints
  • Ethics violations
• Mandatory drug/alcohol testing for CDL holders
• Requests for accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Consult with employees, supervisors, and the Department ADA Coordinator (Title 1) to facilitate the reasonable accommodation process
• Approve and process Position Control Changes (PCCs) in the Online Position Description (OPD) system

Vision

We will be a trusted resource offering consistent personnel management solutions to enable the State of Alaska’s workforce to deliver its mission.