Defence Team News - May 7, 2024

Now on the Maple Leaf

• Join the conversation: Defence Team Gender-based Analysis Plus Awareness Week
• Translating GBA Plus, equity and inclusion in science
• Explore the GBA+ learning path

Messages for the Defence Team

• The Defence Team celebrates:
  • Asian Heritage Month
  • Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
  • Privacy Awareness Week: Privacy in the workplace
• Messages:
  • DM/DMA: Updates to direction on prescribed presence in the workplace for public service employees
  • DM/CDS: Announcement of the Digital Services Group
• Managers:
  • Attend labour relations training sessions this spring (accessible only on the National Defence network)
  • Check out your monthly pay responsibilities calendar (accessible only on the National Defence network)
  • Register for an information session about the GC Accessibility Passport (accessible only on the National Defence network)
  • Try out the upgraded E-Class request form today (accessible only on the National Defence network)

CAF Employees

• Federal Court agrees to proposed Notice of the CAF Systemic Racism class action lawsuit
• Now open for submissions: Support Our Troops national scholarships program
• An investigation of the support provided to Cadets who suffer an illness or injury as a result of a Cadet activity
• Updates to the Military Justice at the Unit Level Policy and Military Justice System Time Standards
• Simplifying the Service Delivery Model for medically releasing CAF members
• Strengthening the Forces celebrates turning 30 with a new look! (accessible only on the National Defence network)

Civilian Employees

• Planned system outages for HRMS and Phoenix (accessible only on the National Defence network)
• Opening performance management cycle 2024-2025 (accessible only on the National Defence network)
• Second Language Evaluation results available in HRMS (PeopleSoft) (accessible only on the National Defence network)
• Are you taking leave with income averaging this summer? (accessible only on the National Defence network)

Mental Health Week 2024

• Attend Mental Health Week Wellness Fair in-person on May 8, or anytime virtually
• Messages:
  • Mental Health co-Champions: Compassion connects us all
  • Surgeon General - Healing with Compassion: a delicate balance for healthcare practitioners
• How to participate in Mental Health Week
• Register now for the webinar: Self-Compassion: A Healing Tool

The Maple Leaf

• Nominations are now open! Coronation Medal to recognize Defence Team members
• Military Personal Generation Group's Learning in the Workplace Initiative: A success story
• The use of personal peripherals on DWAN equipment when teleworking
• Staying humble is this Royal Canadian Navy medic's key to leadership
• International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination event sparked honest conversations
• Take on the challenge: Solve the Defence Team Word Puzzle

Videos

Digital Learning

• Privacy Awareness Week: Navigating privacy in the digital workplace
• Third annual Canadian Congress on Disability Inclusion – Forward together: Accessibility and Inclusion for All
• The Torch – The CAF Self-Development Learning Hub: What's new this week

The Torch

"The Torch, the CAF's Self-Development Learning Hub, has new content every Tuesday afternoon.

Check it out, save the link, and come back next week - remember 'Torch Tuesday'.

In case you missed it

• DT News on TML - May 1
• DT News on TML - April 23
• DT News on TML - April 16
• DT News on TML - April 10
• DT News on TML - April 2
• DT News on TML - March 26
• DT News on TML - March 19
• DT News on TML - March 12

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