The Commonwealth of Virginia's state government employs thousands of people across agencies delivering essential services to citizens. The Virginia Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) serves as the central human resource agency for that workforce, providing personnel management services, policies and programmes to state agencies and their employees throughout Virginia. Further information is available at https://virginia.gov/.
DHRM's work spans several technical domains: human resources management, benefits administration, compensation and classification, employee relations, organisational development, and policy development and regulatory compliance. Services include centralised recruitment support for state agencies, job classification and compensation programme management, employee relations support, and organisational development assistance intended to improve workforce effectiveness.
Benefits available to state employees comprise health insurance options, retirement plans through the Virginia Retirement System, paid leave policies and flexible work schedules. The agency also develops and implements HR policies and programmes designed to maintain compliance with state and federal regulations. By handling these functions centrally, DHRM allows individual agencies to concentrate on their core missions.
