Mental Health Month week one: Owning your feelings
Mental health affects how we think, feel, and act. It also influences how we cope with stress, make healthy choices, and relate to others. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and, due to the stress brought on by COVID-19, this is a particularly important year to focus on this aspect of well-being. Balanced You is here to support employees and their loved ones in taking care of their mental health. During the month of May, Balanced You will focus communications on mental health tips and resources. For the first week of Mental… Read More
Supporting you this Mental Health Month
Dear King County employee, May is Mental Health Month, an opportunity for us to not only learn more about how we can help those affected by mental illness, but also strengthen our own mental health and resilience. The coronavirus pandemic has changed our everyday lives – at home, at work, and in the community. It’s brought new fears and anxieties, and interrupted many of the things we love. But it has also a brought new opportunities to strengthen our personal connections, to look at how we can help our community through this… Read More
Learning about your benefits: Life and disability insurance
In this short video, learn about the life and disability insurance options available to you as a new employee, during qualifying life events, and during Open Enrollment. This video is part of a short created to help employees make informed choices about their options, and better understand their employee benefits package. View all the videos here, and get more information and resources on the Benefits, Payroll and Retirement website.
Learning about your benefits: Dependents
Our third video in this short series of benefits videos focuses on dependents. It helps employees learn which of your family members are benefits-eligible, and when you can add them to your health plans. These videos have been created to help employees make informed choices about their options, and better understand their employee benefits package. View all the videos here, and get more information and resources on the Benefits, Payroll and Retirement website.
Learning about your benefits: Out-of-pocket expenses
A short series of benefits videos has been created to help employees make informed choices about their options, and better understand their employee benefits package. The second video, below, is about the out-of-pocket expenses associated with your medical, dental, and vision plans. View all the videos here, and get more information and resources on the Benefits, Payroll and Retirement website.
Benefit education videos help employees learn about their benefits
Your employee benefits package is an important part of your compensation. Learning about your benefits is essential to making informed choices about your options. A series of short videos has been created to explain some of the complex topics by breaking them down into bite-sized pieces. Here is one focused on Understanding your health benefits Learn about your medical, dental, and vision plan options. View all the videos here, and get more information and resources on the Benefits, Payroll and Retirement website.
New telecommuting resources site
The Department of Human Resources has launched a new site with information and resources for employees who have started telecommuting as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The site provides information on tools, health and wellness, and learning employees can do from home. It also has a section for supervisors and managers about managing employees remotely. Employees are encouraged to talk to their supervisor if they would like to engage in lengthy trainings during work time. Supervisors are encouraged to be flexible and allow employees to attend online training if their workload allows. The… Read More
Free employee virtual training series: Investment strategies in volatile markets
Financial markets are volatile whenever the future earnings of companies, the stability of industries, or the direction of global economies are uncertain. This webinar series is brought to you by My Secure Advantage (MSA). Available dates are: Friday, April 10, 2020 at noon. Register here. Friday, April 17, 2020 at noon. Register here. Friday, April 24, 2020 at noon. Register here. Each webinar in this series by will include government and corporate actions intended to stabilize the markets, investing principles, including current investment opportunities and challenges, and a question and answer period. If you register and cannot attend, a recording of… Read More
Free virtual training for employees: Navigating Uncertainty. Growing Resilience, April 14
Join Making Life Easier as we learn how to navigate these uncertain times with courage, perseverance and a hope that allows us to reimagine a better story ahead. This webinar will help you sShift your perspective when facing adversity from “danger” to opportunity, normalize major life disruptions within the framework of transition, and learn tools that enable growth of resiliency, promotes perseverance and good choice-making. This webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 14 from noon to 1.pm. Register here.
Free employee virtual training series: Budgeting when income is uncertain
Millions of Americans’ incomes are becoming increasingly unpredictable. The good news is that there are many new governmental programs that can help and budgeting strategies you can implement. This webinar series is brought to you by My Secure Advantage (MSA). Available dates are: Friday, April 10, 2020 at 9 a.m. Register here. Friday, April 17, 2020 at 9 a.m. Register here. Friday, April 24, 2020 at 9 a.m. Register here. Each webinar in this series will include government-based programs and nationwide resources, including those recently launched, specific budgeting tactics, student loan repayment strategies, and debt/credit tips, and a question and answer period. If you register and cannot attend, a recording of the webinar,… Read More
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