EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

The Employee Relations Department provides Human Resource Management support to all Village departments. Primary functions include the recruitment, selection, training and retention of quality employees, as well as the Village-wide compensation and benefit programs, collective bargaining, administration of the pay for performance system, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), coordination of COBRA administration, assisting employees with flexible spending accounts, new employee orientation, personnel policy development, assisting supervisory staff with day to day employee issues and employee recognition programs. Assistance also is provided to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners relating to recruitment, promotions and other personnel issues impacting sworn police personnel.

This department monitors Village personnel practices to insure compliance with the ever changing provisions of labor and employment laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Opportunity Legislation, Immigration Reform and Control Act, Wage and Hour Laws, Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family & Medical Leave Act, Occupational Safety and Health laws, the Illinois State Labor Relations Act, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, the Spousal Health Insurance Rights Act and the new U. S. Department of Transportation mandated drug/alcohol testing program.