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Employee & Labor Relations
A Resource for County of San Mateo Employees, Supervisors, and Managers
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SEIU MOU 2021-2024
SMCCE MOU 2022-202
UAPD MOU 2022-2025
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Management Resolution 2022-2024
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Unrepresented Attorney Resolution 2022-2024
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OSS MOU 2021-2026
PDA MOU 2022-2025
SEIU MOU 2021-2024
SMCCE MOU 2022-202
UAPD MOU 2022-2025
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Confidential Resolution 2024-2027
Confidential Resolution 2022-2024
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Management Resolution 2022-2024
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Unrepresented Attorney Resolution 2022-2024
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14. Classified & Unclassified Employment
Employee Relations Handbook
01. Introduction to the Employee Relations Handbook
02. Documentation
03. Probationary Periods
04. Introduction to Performance & Conduct
05. The Skelly Process
06. Performance
07. Conduct
08. Conducting Employee Investigations
09. Tardiness & Absenteeism
10. Employee Assistance Program
11. Overview – Grievances & Appeals
12. The Grievance Process
13. The Civil Service Appeal Process
14. Classified & Unclassified Employment
15. Seniority & Layoffs
16. Work Schedules
17. Leaves of Absence
18. Labor Relations
19. Reference Checks
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Classified and Unclassified Employment
Some of the most commonly asked questions concerning the differences and similarities between classified...
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A. Why are positions unclassified?
Section 502.b of the County Charter provides that a variety of positions are unclassified to facilitate...
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B. Who decides what positions are unclassified?
Section 502 of the County Charter designates all positions as classified unless they are specifically...
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C. Measure D
In 2004, San Mateo County voters resoundingly approved Measure D by a 19-point margin. Measure D provides...
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Classified and Unclassified Employees – Comparison of Terms and Conditions of Employment
CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Recruitment & Selection Covered by the provisions of the Civil Service...
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D. Why are there classified and unclassified employees in the same jobs?
This occurs when some employees are performing ongoing work and other employees are hired to perform...
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E. How are people hired into the unclassified service?
Departments may use hiring processes similar to those used for classified positions and may even make...
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F. What happens if a position is changed from unclassified to classified?
Section 14 of Civil Service Commission Rule XI states that the County may appoint, without examination,...
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G. What happens if a position is changed from classified to unclassified?
If a filled classified position is changed to unclassified, it is considered a layoff subject to the...
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H. Can a person in an unclassified position take County examinations for classified positions? Can he/she take promotional examinations?
All persons in unclassified positions can compete for classified positions any time that an Open or Open...
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I. If a person is in an unclassified position can he/she transfer to classified positions?
Persons in unclassified positions, who previously held a classified position and who did not have a break...
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J. If a person in a classified position wants to take an unclassified position, what happens?
An employee who moves from classified to unclassified service must resign from the classified service....
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K. Do health benefits for classified employees differ from those of unclassified employees?
There is no difference in health, dental, vision, or life insurance benefits based on classified or unclassified...
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L. Do retirement benefits or obligations for classified employees differ from those of unclassified employees?
There is no difference in retirement benefits or obligations based on classified or unclassified sta...
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