CalHR Publications

​ Employees | HR Pros 

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Employees

• AWWS - Calendars for Alternate Work Week Schedules 
• Become an Analyst | Become an Analyst - Text Only (RTF) - A guide to help you develop your analyst skills

• Consolidated Benefits (CoBen) 2020 Consolidated Benefits Handbook - for excluded employees and eligible represented employees in bargaining units 2, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, and 19, choose your health and dental benefits; receive cash back in lieu of benefits if you have other insurance
• Consolidated Benefits (CoBen) 2021 Consolidated Benefits Handbook - for excluded employees and eligible represented employees in bargaining units 2, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, and 19, choose your health and dental benefits; receive cash back in lieu of benefits if you have other insurance

• Cash Options (CoBen) - ​2020 Consolidated Benefits Handbook - receive cash back in lieu of health and dental benefits if you have other insurance

• Cash Options (CoBen) - ​2021 Consolidated Benefits Handbook - receive cash back in lieu of health and dental benefits if you have other insurance

• Cash Options (Non-CoBen) - 2020 FlexElect Handbook ​- receive cash back in lieu of health and dental benefits if you have other insurance

• Cash Options (Non-CoBen) - 2021 FlexElect Handbook ​- receive cash back in lieu of health and dental benefits if you have other insurance

• Compensation Plus - A summary of benefits for managers, supervisors, confidential, and other excluded employees

• Computer Users Guide to an Ergonomic Workstation (PDF) | Computer Users Guide to an Ergonomic Workstation - Text Only (RTF)

• Dental Benefits - 2020 Dental Benefits for Active Employees 

• Dental Benefits - 2021 Dental Benefits for Active Employees 

• Employee Assistance Program - describes counseling available for dealing with personal issues that interfere with work

• Exam Bulletins - search State employment exams and job vacancies

• FlexElect Reimbursement Accounts - 2020 FlexElect Handbook ​| 2019 FlexElect Handbook - benefit available to employees for paying out-of-pocket medical and dependent care expenses with pre-tax income

• Military Leave Handbook -  index with links to additional military leave information

• Job Descriptions - definitions of State job classifications, minimum qualifications, and typical tasks performed in each position

• New Employee Benefits Orientation - benefits orientation for new state employees

• Orientation for the State Employee - orientation for new State employees

• Planning Ahead | Planning Ahead - Text Only (RTF) a guide for survivors and beneficiaries of active state employees | Vital Information Form

• State Employee Benefits Quick Reference Guide - summary of all your state employee benefits along with where to look and who to contact if you have questions

• Supplementing Industrial Disability Leave - salary continuation benefit for eligible employees with a work-related disability

• Supplementing Temporary Disability | Supplementing Temporary Disability - Text Only (RTF)- temporary disability benefit for eligible employees with a work-related disability

• Group Legal Plan - available from departmental personnel offices

• Worker’s Compensation - I've Just Been Injured on the Job, What Happens Now?

• Long-Term Disability - a plan for income protection in case of accident or illness; available from departmental personnel offices

• Merit Award Program - a program that rewards employees for money-saving suggestions; contact CalHR's Merit Award Program publisher for copies 

Retirees

• 2020 Dental Benefits for Retired Employees
• 2021 Dental Benefits for Retired Employees  

Savings Plus

Visit the Savings Plus website to get Savings Plus publications.   

HR Pros

AWWS Calendars

• Calendars for Alternate Work Week Schedules  

Controlled Substance Abuse Testing (CSAT) Program

• CSAT Program Guide (PDF)  |  (RTF) 

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

• Employee Assistance Program - supervisor's guide to making employee EAP referrals

Executive Reports

• Civil Service Report - 2017 PDF | RTF
• Compensation Surveys
• Director's Report - 2017 PDF | RTF
• Executive Overview of the California State Personnel Management System - general information on the State's personnel system

General

• Benefits Administration Manual - assists departmental personnel offices in administering various benefits
• Civil Service Pay Scales - current pay information
• Workforce Planning Model and Guide - planning for the right people in the right jobs at the right time

Merit Award Program:

• Merit Award Program Guide Book - guidelines for Merit Award administrators; contact CalHR's Merit Award Program publisher for copies
• Merit Award Program Evaluators' Handbook - criteria for judging when an employee suggestion qualifies for Merit Award consideration; contact CalHR's Merit Award Program publisher for copies

SROA and Layoff

• California Civil Service Layoff Manual - guidelines for implementing staffing reductions
• Rights and Options upon Termination of an Exempt or CEA Appointment | Rights and Options upon Termination of an Exempt or CEA Appointment text only​​ - Text Only (RTF)- essential information for separating Exempt and CEA appointees
• SROA web pages | SROA Manual (CalHR 2004) | SROA Manual (CalHR 2004) - Text Only (RTF) - guidelines for implementing SROA process

Staff Development

• Become an Analyst | Become an Analyst - Text Only (RTF) - A guide to help you develop your analyst skills - guidelines and advice to help you develop your staff into analysts

Supervisors

•  CalHR's Supervisors Guide

Workers' Compensation

• The Employer’s Role: When Your Employee is Injured on the Job: - supervisor's guide to workers' compensation
• Workers’ Compensation Claim Kit - forms and instructions for filing a workers' compensation claim
• Workers’ Compensation Preview - terms and information that should be familiar to every workers' compensation coordinator

Workplace Violence Prevention

• Model Workplace Violence Prevention Program - model Workplace Violence Prevention program 

Workforce Planning

• Statewide Workforce Planning Unit Resources - tools to assist in developing and evaluating a workforce plan