Why the City of El Paso is a Great Place to Work
The City of El Paso is the employer of choice for many citizens. The benefits and privileges afforded to employees are competitive. For those who are looking to relocate to the Sun City, the City of El Paso offers negotiable relocation expenses. The City of El Paso offers its employees competitive salaries, a pension plan, advancement opportunities and much more.
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Employee Appeal Rights Under the Charter and the Rules
Section 6.13-4 of the El Paso City Charter provides that any permanent classified employee may appeal to the Civil Service Commission any order which is believed to violate rights granted to the employee by the Charter.
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New Employee Performance Evaluation Process
The Human Resources department is rolling out a new and improved performance evaluation process. Last year a steering committee comprised of Human Resources managers and staff from El Paso Water Utilities, Fire, Health, Police, Street and Sun Metro departments met to provide recommendations to the City Manager concerning revisions to the existing performance evaluation process. Representatives from the El Paso Municipal Association, AFSCME, Police and Fire collective bargaining as well as other City departments collaboratively provided input.
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Tuition Assistance Program for FY 2010
The Human Resources Department is pleased to announce the continuation of the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for fiscal year 2010. The City realizes that the tuition assistance program provides an excellent benefit to our employees. We are dedicated to providing assistance to our employees in their endeavor to become highly educated, high performing individuals. Advanced degrees generally produce increased knowledge, skill and capabilities which make an employee more productive and capable of performing at a higher level. Working together, we can ensure that the City of El Paso is a high performing, customer oriented organization.
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Why Do Employers Conduct Employee Surveys?
The City of El Paso recently launched an employee opinion survey that was administered online with an external company. This is the first all employee survey that the City has conducted. You may be wondering why employee surveys are given and what purpose they serve.
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Human Resources Adds Two Newly Certified Professionals
Professional in Human Resources (PHR) is an industry certification for people working in the human resource management profession. The certification, awarded by the HR Certification Institute, signifies that individuals possess the theoretical knowledge and practical experience in human resource management necessary to pass a rigorous examination demonstrating a mastery of the body of knowledge in the field.
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Kronos Self Service
If you haven’t already discovered the beauty of Kronos Self Service, well, for crying out loud - what are you waiting for? It will make your life easier. You can request time off and it goes directly to your supervisor. No one can lose the paperwork and no one needs to manually enter the time-off into Kronos. After your supervisor acts to approve the leave, the request is automatically posted into your Kronos time card. If you don’t know your leave balances, they are right in front of you as you request the time off. As soon as your supervisor acts you will receive an email automatically telling you that your leave is approved or denied. You can even read your City email at home through the City’s Web Site.
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Individual Customer Service
What is Customer Service? Is it something that you can measure like how many jelly beans are in the jar, or is it something you can sense, taste or smell, like a mango flavored jelly bean, or can it be both? Most of us know when we receive good customer service, it is like that sweet flavored jelly bean, and we know when we receive bad customer service because it leaves a bad taste and just does not feel right. Can you really feel customer service? Yes you can! Good customer service puts a smile on your face and/or makes you feel valued.
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Profanity and Respect in the Workplace
We live in trying times; just listen to the evening news. Wall Street financials have tumbled and budgets are being reduced: it is a sign of the times. Our reaction to the down economy can take on many forms. Families are struggling and the pressures are spilling over into the workplace. Another unfortunate by-product of these additional stressors is the increased amount of profanity being used in the workplace.
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New Online Application System Makes Applying Easy
Wouldn’t it be great if applying for promotional opportunities was a click away? Well now it is. The City of El Paso launched a new online application system. This system allows applicants to apply online anytime from anywhere. Whether you are in town, on vacation, or at home in your pajamas, as long as you have internet access, you can apply. Remember, if you are unable to access the internet from the comfort of your home, you may use any of the public computers located at all public library branches and Police Regional Commands across the City.
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