The County experienced another resounding success with this year’s Charitable Contributions Campaign festivities. This is an annual opportunity for employees to give back to the community through donations to one of eight charities. Gifts were donated to be raffled off to employees who visited the charities tables. During the event our judges choose Coroner’s Office as the Best Pumpkin Pie, Public Works as the Best Pumpkin Carving, Public Safety Communications as the Scariest Pumpkin and County Manager’s Office as the Funniest Pumpkin. The...

On October 24, 2018 twenty County employees graduated from the Stepping Up and Leading Up Academy (SULU). SULU, a five session Academy designed for line employees addresses individuals various career aspirations, strengths and talents and covers topics related to building self-awareness, understanding the power of effective communication, leadership, and setting SMART goals. 

On October 27, Employee Wellness hosted the Annual Employee Volleyball Tournament at Coyote Point. Ten teams representing various departments and health divisions engaged in a fun, friendly competition during this Halloween-themed event. Ring toss, tic-tac-toe, and ball toss games were available for the kids and a decorative photo booth captured great memories for all. Employee Wellness thanks all teams for participating and spending quality time with their colleagues. We want to send a special congratulations to Team Set-N-Kill from HSA for winning the tournament! 

It’s Open Enrollment time! From October 9th through November 9th, employees will be able to make changes to their benefits, add/remove dependents, and sign up for new voluntary benefits. To learn about upcoming changes to County benefits, employees are encouraged to attend the Benefits Fair on October 10 (Redwood City) and October 11 (San Mateo Medical Center) and/or visit the Benefits website at: http://hr.smcgov.org/employee-benefits.

The latest release of Workday came with a new look and feel, as well as some new mobile features. The new look and feel increased color contrast to make them easier to see and read, aligned the home page with mobile for a unified look, and enhanced navigation and usability of the Inbox. Benefits Open Enrollment will now be available on the Workday mobile app. This feature provides employees with the option to review and complete open enrollment changes on their mobile device.