Managers need to check mileage claimed over the last year (January to December 2022) and ensure that it meets the criteria for qualification to receive the allowance. Managers must give any employees not meeting the qualifying criteria one month’s notice in February to cease the allowance at the end of March 2023.

Find out more on Inside Devon.

Thank you to everyone who has checked and updated their work email address in iTrent. From Monday 16 January, in preparation for single sign on coming, we will be changing the work email address field to read only for employees and managers, which means that you will no longer be able to update this field.

We will be working closely with our colleagues in ICT and they will notify us of any changes to work email addresses which will be updated in iTrent. If you urgently need to update your work email address please contact our Systems Support Team at itrentsystems-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.

In the latest Data Protection and Information Security Team update there is an important reminder to be mindful about what you put in writing and some examples of things that should never be put in writing.

Read the latest update on Inside Devon.

As part of our Emergency Response arrangements, during January we are beginning a new programme to review our corporate business continuity arrangements.

In the meantime, please ensure you and your teams are prepared for potential issues that we might face during the winter. Find out more on Inside Devon.

iTrent People Manager is going to be upgraded to a new look and feel from Monday 30 January, in line with Employee Self Service.

To find out more and to see what the new screens will look like, take a look at our video.

The third Monday in January (Monday 16 January) is sometimes referred to as ‘the most difficult day of the year’ but this is a myth. The Samaritans know there’s no such thing as ‘Blue Monday’ – we all have our good days and our bad days, and those aren’t for the calendar to decide.

☕ Find out more about Brew Monday and how teams can get involved.

☕ Don't forget to post your team tea break photos on Yammer too!

As we move into a new year, you might be thinking about learning some new skills. Marie Woltman from our Road Safety Team sat down with the Digital Change Team to talk about Power BI – how she uses it, where she sees our use of Power BI going and how you can learn more. You can watch her short video on Microsoft Stream.

We all need to take notes while we’re at work, whether for ourselves or for others too. Paper notes can be a challenge when links or media aren’t supported and paper is easily forgotten or lost. If you want secure notes that are accessible on the go, you need OneNote.

Come and learn more with the Change Team on ‘Getting Started with OneNote’ at the next session on Thursday 19 January. Book your place through the Sway page.

ICT Services is carrying out essential maintenance work between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday 15 January, which may impact desktops and applications from within Devon County Council’s Remote Portal.

Please ensure you save your work before 3pm to minimise the risk of losing any data. Normal service will resume by 4pm.

• Focus on your finances - Thursday 2 February
• Difficult conversations - Tuesday 7 February
• Pre retirement webinar -  Friday 24 February
• Time and workload management - Tuesday 18 April

Virtual Manager

• People – Wednesday 8 February
• You – Tuesday 28 February
• Process – Tuesday 7 March

✔️ A reminder that your username for DeL is now your iTrent assignment/payroll number. This is the number you use to log into iTrent.

• Lianne Hewson shares events being held at Exeter Cathedral in honour of Holocaust Memorial Day on 27January.
• Find out how we’re able to send up to 30 young people every year to attend an outward bound course through the Sir Francis Chichester Trust.
• Following the successful Let's Talk Teenagers programme, a series of free online support sessions called ‘Let's Talk Pre-teens’ is starting next week (Tuesday 17 January).

Click on the image to see this week's photo on Inside Devon. You might spot some clues.

Last week's winner: Pete Osborne, Decoy Primary School

Last Where in Devon answer: Hound Tor, Dartmoor

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