Office of Equity and Diversity

Employee Relations Organizations

The concept of an “Employee Relations” structure was established in 1972 to facilitate two-way communications between non-exempt employees and the University Administration.  UTHSC was the first campus in The University of Tennessee System to establish the campus network.  These groups meet monthly and bi-monthly to discuss University issues of mutual concern and forwarding their opinions on policies, procedures and activities related to staff to University Administration. 

The Office of Equity and Diversity and Human Resources indirectly support the efforts and activities of these groups.  

Employee Organization Overview

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE (ERC)
The Employee Relations Committee (ERC) serves as an advisory body to the University administration with respect to matters and conditions affecting the employees. Its objective is to provide for a direct channel of communication between regular staff non-exempt employees and University officials for information and advisory purposes, and to provide University officials with an effective method of soliciting and disseminating information concerning plans and programs affecting regular staff non-exempt University employees.    

The ERC has 28 elected representatives throughout the institution serving in this capacity as primary representatives and secondary representatives.     

2008 - 2009 ERC Directory (revised 8/11/08)

ERC (January) meeting minutes

ERC (March) meeting minutes

ERC (July) joint meeting minutes

EXEMPT STAFF COUNCIL (ESC)
The Exempt Staff Council (ESC) is an organization for staff dedicated to promoting the interest and welfare of all non-faculty staff exempt employees. Its mission is to provide a forum for discussing issues and exchanging ideas relevant to non-faculty exempt staff and to provide a mechanism for communicating with other representative bodies and administrators.  

The ESC has 13 elected representatives that are from areas governed by a vice-chancellor, college dean or under an E-O3 account, and they are elected by non-faculty exempt staff.

2008 - 2009 ESC Directory (revised 8/11/08)

ESC (January) meeting minutes

ESC (March) meeting minutes

ESC (May) meeting minutes

ESC (July) joint meeting minutes


EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD

Each January, the ERC and ESC committees will elect one person to 
represent them on the UT system-wide Employee Relations Board 
respectively.  Each committee will also select agenda items for 
discussion at each Board meeting.  Agenda Items submitted to the 
Board will be selected from the agenda items referred by the 
Committee.  The Board meets semi-annual (spring and fall) at 
the different campuses of the University.

Here is the UT System  ERAO website address:
https://my.tennessee.edu/portal/page?_pageid=34,39833&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL