State Human Resources

News from State Human Resources

Publication Date	Title
02/01/2019	Nominations open for 2019 Governor's Awards for Leadership in Management The Governor's Award for Leadership in Management is an annual award that recognizes managers in state government who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through performance results in the previous year. The governor is seeking nominees who have achieved results, demonstrated leadership competencies and prioritized cultivating an innovative and inclusive work environment. The criterion has a focus on utilizing continuous process improvement principles. Nominations are due March 4, 2019.
11/06/2018	New support website for HRMS users WaTech and OFM are very excited to announce the launch of the HRMS Support Hub website, designed to create a user-friendly support experience for our Human Resource Management System (HRMS) professional user community.
07/12/2018	Q&A related to the Janus decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
06/14/2018	Inslee honors 20 state government managers for outstanding performance
04/10/2018	Results are in — 2017 Employee Engagement Survey This message from Governor Jay Inslee was sent out to all state employees on April 10, 2018: Dear fellow state employee,
03/20/2018	We answer your questions about the IT classification & compensation restructure
01/19/2018	Status update on the IT classification and compensation restructure
09/22/2017	Update on IT classification implementation During July and August 2017 Statewide IT Position Evaluation teams evaluated over 4,000 IT position descriptions for placement in the new IT classification structure. The project team is currently working with agency and institution HR offices to validate the initial evaluation results. Additionally, scheduling of evaluations is in process for a number of positions that did not go through the evaluation process conducted during the formal evaluation sessions this summer.
06/14/2017	List of General Government HR Directors Roster of general government HR Directors
05/01/2017	Lunch and Learn sessions offer collaboration opportunity for state HR community OFM State HR is launching the Lunch and Learn series, monthly hour-long sessions that will provide training and resources to state agency human resources staff. With these sessions, we aim to promote collaboration and learning within the state’s human resources community.
03/20/2017	Employment verification and W-2s If you're looking to verify employment of workers from state agencies, or get information about W-2s, please contact the employing agency HR office.
07/20/2016	Changes to HR.wa.gov Between February and August 2016, we're making some changes to the HR.wa.gov website. Much of the content on the site will be moved to the websites of the three agencies that now carry out state HR services and policy functions. HR.wa.gov will become a portal site to make sure you can still find the services and information you need. We'll also ensure that the links you currently use still get you to the right place. Where will content move to? This list will be updated as we complete the move for each section:
06/29/2016	Gov. Inslee honors 22 state government managers for excellence in leadership Gov. Jay Inslee today honored state agency managers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership. The 2016 Governor’s Award for Leadership in Management was presented to 22 recipients at an awards luncheon at the Executive Residence. This year’s recipients were recognized for a wide range of accomplishments, including work to save taxpayer dollars, improve communications with local governments, small businesses and the public, and protect public health.