Use the Supervisor’s Toolkit to find HR guidance, resources, and next steps for common supervisory responsibilities.
This section is designed to help supervisors understand what to do next when hiring, managing performance, supporting employees, approving time and leave, or navigating employee changes and separations.
Contact HRSTM before you act in high-risk situations, including discipline, termination, layoff, workplace investigations, ADA/accommodation matters, FMLA or medical leave concerns, union-covered employee issues, or pay changes.
What Are You Trying to Do?
Use this guide to choose the best starting point.
| I need to… | Start here |
|---|---|
| Create or fill a position | Hire & Onboard Employees |
| Onboard a new employee | Hire & Onboard Employees |
| Set goals or complete PMP | Manage Performance & Workplace Concerns |
| Address performance, conduct, conflict, or discipline | Manage Performance & Workplace Concerns |
| Approve timesheets, leave, or understand work schedules | Time, Leave & Payroll Responsibilities |
| Support development, recognition, or team wellbeing | Support & Develop Your Team |
| Process a resignation, retirement, termination, or exit | Employee Changes & Separations |
Supervisor Resource Areas
Choose the topic that best matches your current supervisory responsibility.
Hire & Onboard Employees
Use this page for position planning, posting/search, PageUp, pre-hire steps, and onboarding.
Manage Performance & Workplace Concerns
Use this page for PMP, coaching, documentation, employee relations, discipline, and workplace concerns.
Support & Develop Your Team
Use this page for professional development, recognition, wellness, leadership development, and inclusive workplace resources.
Time, Leave & Payroll Responsibilities
Use this page for timesheet approvals, leave approvals, work schedules, payroll deadlines, calendars, and supervisor obligations.
Employee Changes & Separations
Use this page for resignations, retirements, transfers, terminations, layoffs, offboarding, exit processes, and final responsibilities.
Need Help Choosing?
Contact HR if you are unsure which process applies or if the situation involves risk, employee relations, leave, pay, or separation concerns.
When to Contact HR Before Taking Action
- Discipline, termination, suspension, demotion, or layoff may be considered.
- A workplace complaint, investigation, or conflict requires formal review.
- The employee is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
- The situation involves ADA accommodations, FMLA, medical leave, or workers’ compensation.
- A pay change, special pay action, or classification review may be needed.
- You are unsure which policy, process, or office applies.
Need Assistance?
Contact HRSTM for guidance on supervisory responsibilities, employee concerns, leave, pay, hiring, or separations.