Central Human Resources

Programs targeted to support central human resource activities shared across all state entities.

Program	Description
Civil Service and Physical Abilities Testing	For the purpose of recruiting, evaluating through examinations and delivering quality applicants for public safety positions for State and municipal jobs under the civil service merit system in accordance with MGL, Chapter 31 and the Personnel Administration Rules.
Collective Bargaining	For the purpose of managing labor relations with unions that represent employees in Executive Branch departments as well as granting non-managerial, non-confidential and non-Legislative employees of the Commonwealth the right to collectively bargain.
Employee Evaluations and Workplace Training	For the purpose of providing training to all agencies across the Executive Branch to improve the performance of their employees through the use of instructor lead training courses, e-learning solutions, and other initiatives.
Human Resources Administration and Operations	For the purpose of delivering customer-focused tools and solutions to help the state agencies and municipalities attract, retain, and develop a diverse and high performing workforce.
Compensation Management	For the purpose of ensuring that Commonwealth job postings and salaries for new hire management positions are in line with the Human Resources Division's policies and guidelines as well as providing oversight of rules and polices related to collective bargaining for non-management positions.

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