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…
Crossposted from The Centerline With any fire emergency, firefighters are first to rush to the scene. The No. 1 tool they need is water to extinguish the flames – and at the airport they need plenty of it. That’s why last month at King County International Airport/Boeing Field, King County Sheriff’s Office Aircraft Rescue Firefighting…
King County employees can get discounted tickets to see Star Trek Beyond at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Seattle Symphony. All Orchestra Level Main Floor Seats are $35. Employees need to visit www.seattlesymphony.org, click Concerts and Tickets and enter the promo code BEYOND before selecting their seats. The Seattle Symphony will perform all the music from the movie live, while the film and dialog are playing on the giant screen hanging above the…
What happens to your employee survey once you take it? Turns out, a lot. Many steps are taken to assure your confidentiality is protected, the data is analyzed in a way that points to what’s important to you – not just good or bad – and then we take steps together to act on what we learned.…
Crossposted from Metro Matters By Hannah Debenedetto / King County DOT intern When an elderly man suffered a heart attack last April outside a Burien Starbucks cafe, Metro’s Marc Anderson knew what to do. Anderson monitored the man’s vital signs as a Starbucks employee provided chest compressions. They continued performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until paramedics…
On September 1, National Preparedness Month began. The devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston and other Gulf Coast communities is a reminder to all of us that a natural or human-caused disaster can strike at any time. Preparedness is key – at home, at work, and at school. King County Emergency Management has preparedness tips and…
Crossposted from Healthy Incentives Free flu vaccines at county worksites start this month. King County worksite flu clinics for employees start this month! Clinics are open to all King County employees and are provided at no cost to benefits-covered employees. Employees with no health benefits may self-pay for the vaccine at the clinic (flu shots are…
Crossposted from Emergency News The Norse Peak and American wildfires continue to burn in the area where the King, Pierce, and Kittitas County lines meet. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in the Crystal Mountain, Gold Hill, Pick Handle Basin, and Bumping Lake areas. Increased fire activity is also noted along State Route 410 near Hell’s Crossing.…
Hailed as the Evergreen state, Washington offers outdoorsy residents an array of activities to enjoy. King County Parks partners with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and Progression Cycle to promote mountain biking at Duthie Hill Park in Issaquah. With over 2 million residents in King County, Parks Director Kevin Brown is committed to providing the best riding experience…
King County is helping students get their GED and begin a pathway to higher education through a program called Learning Center Seattle (LCS). A partnership between King County, Seattle Central College, Seattle Education Access, United Way of King County and the Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council, LCS helps some of Seattle’s most vulnerable youth finish high school, earn a college degree and…
Supervisors or Super Heroes? Who is instrumental in choosing the next new King County employee? Who inspires employees to be engaged, makes sure they are trained, and gets them the resources they need to accomplish their job? Who ensures daily operations are managed and weekly and monthly goals get met? Whose presence and efforts helps…
King County International Airport—also known as Boeing Field—is one of the busiest primary non-hub airports in the nation. Just four miles south of downtown Seattle, we average around 200,000 takeoffs and landings each year. King County International Airport ranks among the most successful public investments in state history. The airport’s economic impact is $3.5 billion…
Crossposted from Metro Matters Have you seen all of the bus shelters with amazing artwork and photography? King County Metro has nearly 800 photo murals in shelters across the system, and it’s time for us to accept entries for the next 100. You can enter up to 10 photos for consideration online via Photographic Center Northwest.…
The LimeBikes free ride period has been extended through Sept. 18 for you! Please remember that even though LimeBikes and bicycles in general provide an amazing and cool way to get around, unfortunately, they are not risk-free. To stay safe, follow the State and King County’s bicycling laws and always wear a helmet! To learn more about your employee transportation benefits,…
Crossposted from KC Employee Giving Program On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane in Texas. Over the weekend, it brought with it devastating flooding and destruction. See full article from New York Times here. “This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced,” ~National Weather Service The…
