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2016 TCRS Board of Trustees and State Insurance Committee Elections information
State employees elect two representatives to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System and two representatives to serve as members of the State Insurance Committee. The new
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State employee raises and market adjustments part of governor’s budget proposal
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam includes raises and a new market rate adjustment for state employees in his proposed budget as outlined during his sixth-annual State of the State address Monday.” In this year’s
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State Outsourcing Efforts Persist
Despite mounting opposition and evidence to the contrary, the Haslam administration continues to push its facilities management outsourcing project under the guise of cost savings. The FMO project seeks to privatize many state jobs
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State offices and TSEA to close Friday 1/22
The following update was copied from the tn.gov website: — Due to severe weather conditions, ALL state offices will be closed today, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. ### Read the original post here: http://www.tn.gov/main/article/information-regarding-state-office-closures-friday-january-22 The TSEA
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TDOC announces changes to assault definitions
The Tennessee Department of Correction during a hearing Thursday announced changes in how assaults are defined in Tennessee’s prisons. Tuesday afternoon the Corrections Subcommittee of the Senate State and Local Government Committee requested testimony
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Statement on Governor Haslam’s comments regarding the merit-pay plan
Governor Haslam’s recent comments about TSEA and the performance-pay plan, as reported Tuesday in the Times Free Press and The Tennessean, misrepresent the association’s position. TSEA did send a letter to Governor Haslam in
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Statement on Comptroller’s Performance Audit Report
TSEA is pleased to see that the recent audit, conducted by State Comptroller Justin Wilson and his staff, confirms the numerous concerns that have been brought to the Department of Human Resources’ attention since
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DOHR Social Media Policy: Employees must exercise caution
DOHR’s Personal Use of Social Media policy, revised February 2015, has recently come up again especially as it relates to state employee’s posting their personal concerns about happenings in the Department of Correction on
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TDOC Survey produces mixed results
The survey of Tennessee Department of Correction employees has found that 82 percent of survey respondents are negatively impacted by the calculation of their overtime under the 28-day work period. Another 71 percent indicated
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Details on Pay for Performance Raises
Today the Department of Human Resources announced pay for performance salary percentage increases for employees rated Valued (2.5 percent), Advanced (3 percent), or Outstanding (4 percent). These increases are set to become effective January
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