14.0 Employee Development and Communications

14.1 Employee Development. The DHR Secretary shall encourage and assist the appointing authorities to initiate and develop programs to improve the work effectiveness and morale of the State’s employees, including training, safety, health, welfare, recreation, counseling and employee and labor relations.

14.2 Employee Communications. The DHR Secretary is authorized to publish an employee newspaper, an employee handbook, websites and other such publications as deemed appropriate.