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The Department Of Employee Relations
Hector Mirable, Ph.D., Director
(305) 416-2100

“Providing excellent human resource services in a positive, professional, and proactive manner.”

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The Department of Employee Relations serves over 4,000 City employees and numerous members of the public each day. The department of Employee Relations consists of two major divisions which are Labor Relations and Human Resources. Below are brief descriptions of the Divisions in the Department of Employee Relations:

Labor Relations - responsible for all activities concerning unions representing City employees. This includes negotiating labor contracts, reviewing and analyzing major employment trends, fair employment practices, judicial opinions, and staying abreast of developments of national, state and federal regulatory agencies. Labor Relations also investigates and drafts disciplinary actions for the majority of City departments, works with Internal Security on cases of employee misconduct, reviews activities related to classification and pay, and assists the Chief Executive Officer on issues of employee morale and employee relations.

Within the division of Human Resources are the following sections:

Classification & Pay - responsible for the administration of the City’s compensation system, position management and coordination of the annual Service Awards Program.

Employee Assistance and Wellness - responsible for coordinating and providing City wide employee assistance (EAP) and wellness educational programs and services. The EAP and wellness approach focuses on the enhancement of employee effectiveness and alignment of the City’s strategic objectives concerning quality of work-life and related performance enhancement initiatives.

Employment, Selection & Records - responsible for providing courteous and efficient service to employees and the general public relative to the recruitment, application and selection process.

Equal Opportunity/Diversity Programs - responsible for investigating employment discrimination cases filed by current and prospective employees, providing technical assistance and training to employees and management regarding equal opportunity laws and diversity, and providing administrative support to the Equal Opportunity Advisory Board.

Medical - responsible for establishing and maintaining medical services for prospective and current employees.

Organization Development and Training - responsible for coordinating the City’s education and training program.

Payroll - responsible for maintaining the City’s payroll system, as well as utilizing state-of-the-art software to process the payroll. program.

Testing & Validation - responsible for developing, administering and scoring valid examinations for entry level and promotional positions and coordinating and monitoring interview processes.


Employee Relations is located at:

444 SW 2nd Ave
Employment Office - Lobby
Employee Relations - 7th Floor
Miami, Florida 33130
TTY: (305) 416-1730


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