Report 2012-603 Recommendation 9 Responses
Report 2012-603: High Risk Update: State Agencies Credited Their Employees With Millions of Dollars Worth of Unearned Leave (Release Date: August 2014)
Recommendation #9 To: Human Resources, California Department of
To ensure that state agencies accurately account for their employees' leave benefits, CalHR should establish general parameters and issue guidance to state agencies by January 2015 on how to account for the leave hours for employees who work alternate work week schedules.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From August 2017
CalHR has completed guidance describing general parameters regarding how state agencies should implement and maintain alternate work week schedules for their employees. The guidance was published to CalHR's Online HR Manual on July 25, 2017.
- Completion Date: July 2017
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From August 2016
CalHR has completed guidance describing general parameters regarding how state agencies should implement and maintain alternate work week schedules for their employees. The guidance will govern how employees request and maintain alternate workweek schedules, and instruct agencies on the proper maintenance of leave hours for employees on alternate workweek schedules. Prior to issuing the guidance, CalHR must determine the appropriate next steps, consistent with the Ralph C. Dills Act, including how the guidance will be impacted by ongoing collective bargaining between the state and state employee representatives. After CalHR has fulfilled its obligations under governing labor law, the guidance will be provided to state agencies.
- Estimated Completion Date: August 2017
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Not Fully Implemented
1-Year Agency Response
CalHR has completed guidance providing general parameters regarding how state agencies should implement and maintain alternate work week schedules for their employees. The guidance will govern how employees request and maintain alternate workweek schedules, and instruct agencies on the proper maintenance of leave hours for employees on alternate workweek schedules. Before providing the guidance to state agencies, CalHR must determine the appropriate next steps consistent with the Ralph C. Dills Act. Once finalized, and after CalHR has fulfilled its obligations under governing labor law, the guidance will be provided to state agencies.
- Estimated Completion Date: 08/26/2016
- Response Date: August 2015
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Partially Implemented
6-Month Agency Response
CalHR has drafted a comprehensive policy that provides guidance for administering alternate work week schedules for Work Week Group 2 employees and for Work Week Group E/SE employees. The policy will govern how employees request and maintain alternate work week schedules, and will instruct departments on the proper maintenance of leave hours for employees on alternate work week schedules. CalHR is currently evaluating a variety of options to promulgate this policy consistent with the Dills Act and other governing labor law.
- Estimated Completion Date: August 2015
- Response Date: February 2015
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented
60-Day Agency Response
CalHR has drafted a comprehensive policy addressing alternate workweek schedules that is currently being reviewed. The policy will govern how employees request and maintain alternate workweek schedules, and will instruct departments on the proper maintenance of leave hours for employees on alternate workweek schedules. Subject to CalHR's obligations under the Dills Act, CalHR expects to have the finalized policy ready for distribution by January 2015.
- Estimated Completion Date: January 2015
- Response Date: November 2014
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Partially Implemented
All Recommendations in 2012-603
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.