background employee relations dept agency profile state of minnesota page 1 2008 09 biennial budget 11 30 2006 purpose he department doer is the human resource management government as personnel insurance benefits and labor office it assists all other agencies in issues relating to employment mission accomplished part through a partnership with professionals who are committed continuous improvement products services that support providing service citizens core functions governed by ms 43a which gives responsibility for three main administering s merit system provide wide variety 120 boards commissions so they able achieve their missions negotiating agreements develop administer compensation plans covering 37 300 executive branch employees developing implementing managing retiree dependent over 000 covered lives workers more than 57 legislative judicial branches quasi
