The following information is only intended to inform the campus of the definition of a confidential employee according to HEERA. Human Resources remains responsible for determining whether an employee should be designated with a confidential ERC code.
According to HEERA, employees must meet the following definition before being assigned a “confidential” Employee Relations Code (ERC):
Definition:
An employee is confidential if he or she…- is required to develop or present management positions for collective bargaining, or
- has duties that normally require access to information which contributes significantly to the development of management positions for collective bargaining.
Typically, employees with confidential ERC codes are found in departments such as: Human Resources, Academic Personnel, Chancellor’s Office, and the head offices for Vice Chancellors, Deans and Provosts. Not all employees in these offices should have a confidential ERC code, however. Only those employees that meet the above definition will be designated as “Confidential”.
See the document “Employee Relations Code Chart” for
more information and a listing of 
confidential
ERC codes.