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Performance evaluations are due by Dec. 11. Managers and employees are encouraged to schedule time to complete their respective steps by the due dates listed below. To keep to the timeline, managers should be preparing to rate employees’ performance, due to their manager on Nov. 13.
- Manager rates employee’s performance, submits to manager's manager – due Nov. 13
- Manager's manager approves review – due Nov. 20
- Manager and employee meet to review final rating – due Dec. 6
- Employee signs off on evaluation – due Dec. 11
Managers are encouraged to leverage the tools in Perform, such as journal entries, writing assistants, and employee Year-end Feedback Forms while rating employee performance and completing the annual performance evaluation.
Learn more about how to complete performance evaluations in Perform:
The final 2021 claim submission deadline is Dec 1.
Trade Time For Fitness is a health and wellness program that allows you to trade in your annual leave hours to receive up to $2,000 (gross) per payroll year in reimbursements for eligible health and wellness-related expenses, and now includes additional eligible home office items.
This temporary exception to include home office items will be in effect until official notice is given – likely through the COVID-19 pandemic, while some employees must work from home.
Eligible purchases are limited to home office items outlined here:
- Office desks
- Sit/stand desks
- Office chairs
- Task/desk lighting
- Keyboards
- Mice
- Monitors
- Headsets/headphones
- Web cameras
- Cables
- Laptop power supplies
- Computer speakers
Other computer equipment, docking stations, mousepads, and similar Council-provided items are not eligible for reimbursement. These items are brought home from work offices and requested through the ITR process with Information Services. As a reminder, Information Services does not provide technical support for personally owned equipment, regardless of if it's purchased through Trade Time For Fitness or connected to Met Council computers.
To learn more about the program, review FAQs, and access the online claim form, visit the Trade Time For Fitness MetNet page.
Note: All 2021 claims must be received by Dec. 1 to be processed in time to be paid out in 2021. Purchases made in 2021 cannot be processed in 2022; therefore any purchases between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31 cannot be reimbursed due to IRS rules.
A remote team manager's job is to nurture, guide, and support, which is a challenge in the hybrid environment. LOD is offering a virtual, instructor-led class designed to improve supervisors' skills in leading hybrid staff and conducting meetings in a remote environment. A similar training for employees will be offered on Dec. 2.
Still Remote: Supervising & Staying Connected with Your Virtual Teams
Managers and supervisors
Friday, Nov. 12, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Webex
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify ways to manage off-site employees' results, not their day-to-day activities.
- Utilize communication channels that support productivity, accountability, and connection.
- Facilitate meetings that engage and direct staff.
To enroll:
- Go to Learn.
- If you have a Council-issued email address, go to the Talent Hub page on MetNet and click Learn. Then click "Employee with an email address."
- If you do not, go to https://metc.sumtotal.host, click the "Employee without an email address" button, and sign in with your Learn username and password.
- Click the library book icon at the top of the page, locate "A-Learning Institute," and click the arrow pointing to the right.
- Click "LOD Classes Open for Registration."
- Locate the class and register.
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Open Enrollment began Monday and runs through Nov. 19. During Open Enrollment, you can choose to keep your current medical or vision plan or choose another. You may also enroll or disenroll yourself or family members in the medical, dental, life, and vision plans. We encourage you to review all of your benefits during Open Enrollment.
If you do nothing, the health care selections (medical, dental, vision, and life insurance) you made for 2021 will roll forward unchanged to 2022. But if you want a health, daycare, or parking FSA for 2022, you must enroll during this year’s Open Enrollment period.
Log on to complete your enrollment now.
You should have received these two pieces in your mailbox in late October. Use these links to get digital copies:
For more information and resources, visit the Open Enrollment page on MetNet.
Due to COVID-19, there will not be in-person benefits fairs this year. Benefits staff will be available for phone calls and are offering online information sessions (click the link to add the Microsoft Teams session to your calendar):
- Thursday, Nov. 4, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 9, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 12, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 17, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
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Friday, Nov. 19, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
In addition to our scheduled events and programs, Fit For Life has a number of opportunities that are always available to support you.
Amma Parenting classes
- Take select prenatal and new parent classes with Amma Parenting at no cost to you.
Child sleep coaching for parents of infants to 7-year-olds
- Common reasons parents seek coaching: your child has difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep without your help, short or refused naps, does not want to sleep in a crib or own bed, transitioning from a crib to a bed, and many more.
- To schedule your sleep support call with Leann Latus at Tender Transitions, please begin by completing this short questionnaire.
Nutrition consultations with a Registered Dietician
Omada
- Online health program to help you reach your health goals—whether that’s losing weight, lowering your blood pressure, or staying on top of your diabetes.
- Take a one-minute risk test to see if you’re eligible.
Financial choice programs from Lutheran Social Services
YouTube fitness videos
Fit For Life has two online libraries with free, on-demand fitness classes:
Visit our full calendar of events on MetNet, and visit our Stream site for additional recorded content.
Well@Work is here to help
Sore throat, ear pain, cough … this time of year it seems to never end. Your Well@Work clinic is here to get you feeling better, faster.
When you have cold, COVID-19, or flu-like symptoms, give your Well@Work clinic a call. They can get you in quickly, in person or virtually. Flu shots, COVID-19 vaccines, and lab work, including strep tests, are available onsite.
To make your first appointment, please call the scheduling line for the location you’d like to visit:
- Saint Paul (Jackson Street): 952-967-5474
- Minneapolis (Heywood Office & Police Building): 952-967-7468
If you’ve been seen at a Well@Work clinic previously, you can schedule online:
- Visit HealthPartners.com/appointment and log into your HealthPartners account.
- Select "Primary Care" as your visit type.
- Answer the questions about your visit – including if you want a phone or video visit.
- Your Well@Work clinic will be listed under "Search by location."
Hours for both clinics
Monday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Who can use the clinics?
Employees and dependents 18 months and older on the Met Council-sponsored health plan can be seen at either clinic. A face covering is required at all times while in the Well@Work clinics.
Visit MetNet for full clinic details.
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