News from State Human Resources
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01/15/2021 | Healthy Washington – Roadmap to Recovery guide for state agencies [PDF] |
05/21/2020 | Hiring freeze Q&A |
05/13/2020 |
Gov. Inslee issues directive to state agencies to freeze hiring, personal service contracts and equipment purchases Gov. Jay Inslee issued a directive to executive and small cabinet agencies today to freeze all hiring, personal service contracts and equipment purchases. The directive aims to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Washington's economy and financial outlook. |
04/09/2020 | COVID-19 telework policy memorandum (updated) |
03/24/2020 | New federal COVID-19 leave laws and how they apply to state employees |
03/20/2020 | Emergency telework guidance and resources |
03/15/2020 | Coronavirus - HR guidance for state agencies |
01/31/2020 |
New IT Professional Structure Governance Committee meets The newly established ITPS Governance Committee held its first meeting on Jan. 28, 2020. This IT & HR joint governance committee is a first-of-its-kind collaboration to help manage the state's IT workforce. |
01/21/2020 | 2020 Governor’s Award for Leadership in Management nominations due March 9, 2020 |
01/21/2020 | New directive requires state organizations to develop or update their workforce diversity plans [PDF] |
12/10/2019 |
Faster, more efficient and more secure: Washington state’s business systems will get some major tech updates Gov. Jay Inslee recently signed an executive order that directs Washington state agencies to update many of the state’s technology systems — some of them from the dinosaur era, in computer years. These systems help the state continue uninterrupted services to Washingtonians and are overdue for important and more current technology updates. |
12/10/2019 | See all statewide workforce DEI events in one calendar |
10/29/2019 |
Lunch and Learn sessions offer collaboration opportunity for state HR community
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05/21/2019 | New IT classification & compensation restructure to take effect July 1 |
04/09/2019 |
2018 State Employee Engagement Survey results This message from Governor Jay Inslee was sent out to all state employees on April 9, 2019: Dear Fellow State Employee, |
03/19/2019 | Status of IT classification & compensation restructure - March 2019 update |
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 |
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. |