1. K-mail 13 January 2017: You’re making a difference – keep helping us to save
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You’re making a difference – keep
helping us to save
Our forecast budget overspend is now
£2m less than previously predicted, so
thank you for all your efforts to help us
save. We still need to find £4m to reach a
balanced budget for this financial year
and your actions make a difference. Think
carefully before spending any money and
find out what else you can do to help us
save – every penny counts!
Skype for
business roll
out
We all now have
Skype for
Business (S4B) installed on our devices,
which provides Instant Messaging and
shows colleagues your availability. This
week you may have noticed changes to
the Skype sign-in address as we prepare
to replace our Unified Communications
system with S4B. See the Skype for
Business page for more detail.
Be part of the response – get the
training to become a part of KCC’s
Emergency Response Team
We’re looking for volunteers to join our
Emergency Response Team. You’ll be
supporting our Emergency Planning team
by providing a variety of critical roles, from
liaising with responders, co-ordinating
activities on the ground, to maintaining
records of the activity taking place. We’ve
Financial year
end - closing the
2016/17
accounts
We are fast
approaching the end of our financial year, over
the coming weeks we’ll be updating you on all
the impending deadlines and forms that need
completing. Starting 19 January, we will be
holding finance year end briefing sessions for
managers and support staff. These sessions
will walk you through the closedown process
and get you thinking about any year-end
adjustments that you may need to submit. If
you haven’t already booked your place, please
visit our closedown page for more information.
Looking for someone to join your team?
Could you offer a challenging six month
placement to a graduate? The next Kent
Graduate Programme placement rotation is in
April and the deadline for submitting your
application is noon, Friday 20 January. Apply
here.
Introducing our Kent
e-Book Library
We are committed to
finding alternative ways
to support the
development of our
employees and understand that everyone
learns differently. That’s why we have created
this library of over 600 free e-books on a wide
range of subjects such as Accounting &
Finance, Career Management and
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2. K-mail 13 January 2017: You’re making a difference – keep helping us to save
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got dates scheduled throughout the year
to provide you with all the training you
need. Find out more about the team and
book your place on KNet.
Communication & Presentation. In seconds
you can read an e-book on any device of your
choice, even mobile devices. Enter the e-Book
Library and start exploring today.
Be prepared!
As the temperatures start to drop, we need to make sure that we’re
fully prepared for what the winter weather may throw at us. Make
sure you’re prepared and know how you can keep your service
running in bad weather.
Need a helping hand?
The Help Fund is a charity set up to provide financial help to you, as a KCC employee, in times
of critical financial need. See how we helped Jane and how we can help you.
Time to rethink and regroup
Counselling can help us to approach difficulties more effectively, whether at work or in our
private life. Find out about Support Line, a free and confidential service that is available to us
all.
Start the new you today!
Start your new year’s resolution today and Sign up for the Workplace Challenge! Find out more
about how we’re supporting your health and wellbeing.
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