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39th Representative Assembly Review
TSEA’s 39th Representative Assembly met last weekend with a packed schedule. Having no association constitution or by-law proposals to discuss, attendees had the opportunity to attend the TSEA Board of [&hellip
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Compensation Study Update
Earlier today, Governor Haslam sent out the following message to all state employees regarding the compensation study for executive branch employees (There are three branches of government – Judicial, Legislative, [&hellip
Read More »Be Sure Your Next Job Move is a Safe One: The possible downside of In-Range hiring policy
By Gwen Tuttle / TSEA Compensation and Benefits Manager Department of Human Resources policy permits In-Range hiring salary exceptions when a job classification has proven to be difficult to fill due to [&hellip
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State Employees to receive 1.5% raise
During this legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a $32.8 billion state budget. Included in the budget is a 1.5% raise for state employees. TSEA worked hard to ensure [&hellip
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Sick Leave Bank Nomination Deadline (East Region) – April 10, 2013
The deadline for submitting nominations for the EAST region position is 4:30 pm, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. As required by the TSEA Bylaws, nominations for Sick Leave Bank candidates must [&hellip
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Important committee meetings that state employees need to attend
Pension Plan Update, 3/13/13 This afternoon the House State Government Subcommittee passed the Pension bill on to the full committee without allowing any discussion of the bill. The full committee [&hellip
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Have you completed your Well-Being Assessment? (Partners for Health Update)
It is March 1, 2013, which means there are only 15 days left to complete your Well-Being Assessment (WBA) which is the first requirement of your Partners For Health (PFH) [&hellip
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Present state employees unaffected by proposed pension changes
As you may know, earlier this week Tennessee State Treasurer David Lillard proposed to the Council on Pensions and Insurance a new Hybrid Pension Plan for state employees, higher education [&hellip
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2012 closes with many high-level meetings
TSEA attends all 2013 Budget Hearings, State Group Insurance meetings, DOHR meetings, and meetings with many other state departments and officials. The end of 2012 was a very productive time [&hellip
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How much do you know about Compensatory Time?
Compensatory Time, or comp time as it is most often called in the work place, is leave with pay earned by an employee who works overtime (OT) but whose job [&hellip
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