POLICY-PROCEDURE
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to approve a revised "Town of Ledyard Employee Handbook" as presented in the draft dated March 23, 2023.
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Background:
The Employee Handbook was last updated in the late 1990's and was outdated. Therefore, the entire Employee Handbook has been rewritten to include Policies as an Appendix to the Handbook, allowing for the Polices to be updated from time to time as needed without having to rewrite the Employee Handbook.
Department Comment/Recommendation:
Human Resources recommends approval
Mayor Comment/Recommendation:
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Meeting Action Detail:
Town Council Meeting 04/26/2023
File #: 23-1494 Version: 1
Type: General Discussion
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Mover: Ingalls Seconder: Irwin
Action: Approved
Minute Note:
Moved by Councilor Ingalls, seconded by Councilor Irwin
Discussion: Councilor Ingalls stated that the Employee Handbook was last updated in the late 1990's and that some of the content has become outdated. She stated this was a comprehensive rewrite of the Employee Handbook, noting that it included Policies as an Appendix to the Handbook, allowing for the Polices to be updated from time to time, as needed, without having to rewrite the Employee Handbook.
Councilor Ingalls explained that there were Human Resources Guidance Documents that provided direction as to what belonged in an Employee Handbook versus what belonged in an Employee Contract. She stated if there was a discrepancy between the Employee Handbook and a Labor Contract that the Labor Contract would supersede, noting the following statement was included in the Employee Handbook:
"Employees represented by a Labor Union would be governed by the polices in their collective bargaining agreement to the extent that they differ from the polices outlined in the Employee Handbook."
Councilor Saums commented on the amount of work involved to bring the Employee Handbook up to date, and to make ...
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