Chesapeake Employee Handbook

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The Employee Handbook serves as a resource to provide employees with general information and work rules not currently available in Administrative Regulations (AR). If any information in the Handbook conflicts with information provided in an AR, the AR prevails. Please see the Administrative Regulation Index for a complete list of ARs.

Welcome

• WELCOME TO THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE
• MISSION STATEMENT
• CORE VALUES
• CODE OF ETHICS
• SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE HANDBOOK

Employment With The City

• THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
• TYPES OF EMPLOYEES
• EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES
• PROBATION
• PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
  • PERFORMANCE EVALUATION APPEAL PROCESS
• RESIGNATION
• EXIT INTERVIEW

Employee Benefits – General

• HOLIDAY PAY
• SPECIAL DISASTER LEAVE
  • SPECIAL DISASTER LEAVE
    • Download form Special Disaster Relief Leave Application
      WORD format (fill-in & print) PDF format (print only)
• INSURANCE BENEFITS
  
  • PAYMENTS DUE TO DECEASED EMPLOYEES
  • WORKERS' COMPENSATION
• RETIREMENT BENEFITS
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
• WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Employee Conduct

• EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
• VIRGINIA VALUES ACT
• HARASSMENT
• ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS USE AND RETENTION
• SEAT BELTS

General Information

• ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION PROCESS
• ATTENDANCE
• BREAKS
• EMPLOYEE RECORDS
  • Changes in Personal Information
  • Access to Personnel Files
• EMERGENCIES
  
• MEDICAL AND RELATED EXAMINATIONS
• FRAUD
• SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS
  • Safety Rules – General
  • Automotive
  • Accident Reporting and Investigation Procedures
  • Construction & Maintenance
  • Industrial & Maintenance
  • Office Safety
• EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATIONS
• OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT
• OFFICE TELEPHONES
• PERSONAL MAIL
• CELLULAR PHONE USE
• NON-SMOKING BUILDINGS
• SOLICITATION OF DONATIONS
• HANDLING OF COUNTERFEIT BILLS
• CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ACT
• ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS INDEX