Employer/Employee Relations

Martha Phillips

Director of Employer/Employee Relations

BOCES Educational Services Center

P.O. Box 231

40 W. Main Street

Canton, NY 13617

(315) 386-4504

Included in the Employer/Employee Relations service are the following:

Negotiation of collective bargaining agreements including assistance in developing proposals;
Representation and research for mediation and fact-finding;
Contract interpretation and management assistance;
Grievance processing including drafting of responses, witness preparation and advocacy at arbitration, and composition of necessary briefs;
Representation before PERB at improper practice hearings and in unit clarification matters;
Investigation, reporting and disciplinary recommendations in instances of alleged employee misconduct;
Case preparation and representation in Civil Service Section 75 disciplinary hearings;
Assistance with questions of tenure, seniority, staff reduction and recall, discipline, and dismissal;
Workshops and consultations regarding employee legislation and human resources procedures;
Access to standardized procedures, guidelines, and forms for processing personnel office functions;
Electronic training for staff in areas of health, safety, and organizational culture;
Labor posters for all federal and state mandated employee notifications;
Compilation and archival of each district's collective bargaining agreements, arbitration awards, fact-finding reports, and litigation determinations;
Digital fingerprinting of new employees;
Complete library of NYS statutes and case law, Commissioner's Decisions, Codes, Rules & Regulations, and PERB decisions;
Unemployment insurance cost control through National Employers Council.

40 West Main Street, Canton, NY 13617 - Phone: 315-386-4504 - Fax: 315-386-3395