New commuting options for employees: Sounder, Uber, Park-and-ride
Two new roundtrips have been added for the Sounder between Seattle-Lakewood, bringing the total number of roundtrips in South King and Pierce Counties up to 13 per weekday. During peak hours, Sounder trains will arrive as often as every 20 minutes. View the full Sounder Lakewood-Seattle schedule here. A new transit discount program offered by Uber aimed at people living in Rainier Valley and South King County will allow for employees to get a $3.50 discount on all UberX and UberPOOL trips to and from qualifying light rail stations. To see participating light rail stations and full instructions to set up the discount in the Uber app, please… Read More
Join us for our county-wide potluck, tomorrow September 28
Please join us on the Admin Plaza from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. for our End-of-Summer countywide potluck on Thursday, September 28. Can you help bring a favorite dish? Contact Nancy Kodani-Lee at 7-8012 or Julie Long at 7-0204 to let us know what you’ll bring. Beverages are not provided, please bring your own. There will also be a Table Tennis Tournament during the Potluck. Sign up with Jane Wu at 3-8523.
2017 Employee Survey is underway
The 2017 Employee Survey is now underway. Have your say and help us make King County work better for you and our customers. Online survey: September 18 – October 6 Paper survey: September 11 – October 6 You know your work better than anyone so let us know what’s on your mind! Speak Up. Be Heard. Make a Difference. Each employee participating in the survey will receive an email from ORC International. The email address will be 2017KCEmployeeSurvey@orcsurvey.com. The subject of the email will be “King County Employee Survey – 2017”. Please check your junk email folder and if you… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: King County on Twitter
The King County Twitter account @kcnews has officially become @KingCountyWA. This change helps make it more clear that tweets are official information from King County government, and reduce confusion with other, similarly-named jurisdictions. Follow @KingCountyWA on Instagram for information and news about services you can use, and tell us how we can serve you better. You should not need to re-follow @KingCountyWA if you already follow @kcnews. Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Kudos! Employees go above and beyond to lend coworkers a hand
The following kudos is from Kimberly Fleming to her coworkers for their help on a recent project: I want to say thank you to Rena Jackson, Sarah Rivas, Jim Shoemaker and Susan Krzyzanowski from Procurement and Payables for their willingness to work with the Retirement and Payroll Accounting teams on our needs concerning the King County substitute IRS form W9. They took the time to listen to our concerns, understand where we were coming from and jumped into action to address a process frustration we were having. They saw it as an opportunity to help and make things better, I just can’t… Read More
Featured Job: Archivist – Assistant
Closing Date/Time: Mon. 10/09/17 11:59 PM Pacific Time Salary: $27.08 – $34.33 Hourly Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 35 hrs/week Location: Archives Building – 1215 E Fir, Seattle, WA 98122, Washington Department: Department of Executive Services – Records & Licensing Services Division Description: The Assistant Archivist will help foster the program’s development. Our ideal candidate will be familiar with archival workflow, including how traditional practices translate to the management of electronic archival records in a digital repository. The successful candidate will exhibit a positive, creative, and forward-looking approach to solving problems and will demonstrate commitment to public service and… Read More
Tech Tip: Skype for Business: How to Skype with external customers
The Skype for Business (Lync/UC) account on your computer is a simple and effective way to have meaningful (remote) meetings with clients, partners and customers even if your client, partner or customer doesn’t have a Skype for Business account. We’ll show you how it works in two minutes.
Five tips on how to prepare for a disaster on a budget
Crossposted from Public Health Insider Whenever I think about emergency preparedness, it sounds like a lot of work and a lot of money. When money is tight, it’s hard to make emergency preparedness a priority. Since it is National Preparedness Month, I decided to find ways to help save money while preparing for an emergency. Here are a few tips to make emergency preparedness kit less expensive. Tip #1: Start with Things at Home In my home, I have a lot of stuff. I started building my kit by taking things from my house that… Read More
PeopleSoft mobile features available now!
The Business Resource Center (BRC) continues to deliver new features, improvements and bug fixes every quarter to PeopleSoft! King County’s PeopleSoft team is at the forefront for adopting new Oracle PeopleSoft features and enhancements. The upcoming September release improves employee self service! It provides easy access to view your paycheck, leave balances and personal details on the go, from anywhere there is an internet connection. Self service improvements include: Mobile pay: Quickly view net pay, get a comprehensive look through the paycheck summary, and see paycheck analytics Leave balances: See vacation, sick and compensatory time balances… Read More
State retirement contributions increased Sept. 1 for PSERS
Employee and employer contribution rates for the Public Safety Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) plan increased Sept. 1, 2017, as approved by the State Legislature. The new contribution amounts will be deducted from your second paycheck in September: If you are paid on the 5th and 20th of the month, your new contribution will appear on your September 20 paycheck. If you are paid every other Thursday, your new contribution will appear on your September 21 paycheck. If you have any questions about the rate change, please contact the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems… Read More
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