It is the purpose of this Personnel Policy Manual (Manual) to
establish and maintain a uniform system for managing personnel matters
and to comply with applicable employment laws. The policies and procedures
set forth in this Manual prescribe the terms, conditions, and standards
of personnel operations for the Town of South Hadley (the "Town").
These policies do not create a contract between the Town and any employee
or group of employees. All employees are employed at will unless covered
by separate contract rights set forth in individual contracts or collective
bargaining agreements.
All Town departments and positions in the Town service for which
compensation is paid (whether full-time, part-time, seasonal, casual,
special, civil service or others) shall be considered as being within
the scope of coverage unless otherwise stated, and shall be subject
to, and have the benefits of this Manual with the following exceptions
and/or limitations:
A. Elected officers and persons appointed to fill vacancies in elective
offices.
B. Positions under the direction and control of the School Committee.
C. Members of boards, commissions, committees and authorities.
D. Persons retained in a professional consulting capacity, to perform
specialized services or conduct temporary and/or special inquiry,
study or investigation.
E. Volunteer personnel and any other personnel appointed to serve without
pay.
F. A collective bargaining agreement with conflicting provisions prevails
over the terms of this Personnel Policy Manual unless said collective
bargaining agreement states otherwise.
G. In any instance where these policies conflict with federal, state,
or local laws as they may apply to Town employees, such laws shall
be deemed to prevail.