2.8 ERMUSR 04-13-2021UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO:FROM:
ERMU CommissionTheresa Slominski– General Manager
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
April 13, 2021 2.8
SUBJECT:
Employee Handbook Annual Updates
ACTION REQUESTED:
Adopt the revised ERMU Employee Handbook
BACKGROUND:
Annually, staff and legal counsel review the existing personnel policies incorporated into the
ERMU Employee Handbook for compliance with changing labor laws. The Wage and Benefits
Committee may recommend the Commission adopt employee benefit changes. Staff may
recommend operational changes that affect the personnel policy be adopted by the
Commission for incorporation into the handbook.
DISCUSSION:
There are only a few changes to the handbook since its last revision in January 2020, mostly
related to the changes recommended by the Wage and Benefits Committee and approved by
the Commission last fall. The changes are:
Add one sentence each to the Receipt & Acknowledgement and Section 1 regarding the
handbook not creating a contract for terms of employment, per updated labor law.
Revise Date in footer& on cover page.
Revise Table of Contents and page numbers.
Revise Section 23 to add Comp Time.
Revise Section 28 to change on call hours from 12 to 14.
Revise Section 28 to change the extra day awarded from working a holiday to “vacation”
instead of comp time now that we have comp time.
Revise Section 37 to add tier for vacation 16-18 years.
Attached is a revised version of the ERMU Employee Handbook reflecting the proposed
changes.
ATTACHMENTS:
Revised – ERMU Policy – G.4f1 - Employee Handbook
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