Employee and employer contribution rates for the following retirement plans changed on July 1, 2019, as approved by the State Legislature.  The PERS employer rate increased to 12.86% for PERS plan 3 and PERS JBM plans 1 and 3.  The new contribution amounts will be deducted from your second paycheck in July:  If you are paid every other Thursday, your new contribution will appear on your July 25 paycheck.  If you are paid on the 5th and 20th of the month, your new contribution will appear on your July 19 paycheck.  If… Read More

As a part of the Master Labor Agreement (MLA) and Investing In YOU, applications are now being accepted for Professional Development Scholarship Awards for training that occurs anytime between September 6, 2019 and December 31, 2019.  Scholarship awards are only available to King County employees who are represented by a union in the Coalition of Unions and who meet additional eligibility requirements.  Scholarships are intended to support employees in growing their careers at King County. This could include enhancing your knowledge and skills for your current job field; obtaining a professional certification, license, or pursuing a degree that is related… Read More

SharePoint 101, multiple dates: Basic user training explains SharePoint and how it’s used at King County and best practices. All students login, navigate and get hands on experience adding, editing, removing, restoring and sharing documents with classmates. Lists are also covered in the training and users become familiar with adding content to a list and working with Metadata. Post training support is offered by the instructor and students are provided links to class documentation (handouts) and FAQs. Register and learn more.   View more training and development opportunities at www.kingcounty.gov/learning.