If you missed our World of Work big conversation on Tuesday, 5 April you can now watch it back here: Q&A broadcast recording.

The session was presented by Chief Executive, Niall Bolger, Assistant Chief Executive, Mandy Skinner, Director of HR & OD, Steve Whitehead, Director of Digital & IT, Mark Lumley and Head of Community Safety, Permjit Chadha. 

We'd like to connect with any colleagues who may be able to help with translation on some small pieces of communication around COVID-19 to our local communities. If you speak any of the following languages we'd love to hear from you:

• Arabic
• Dari 
• Mandarin 
• Marathi 
• Nepalese 
• Pashto 
• Punjabi 

If you can help out, please contact Ritu.Chada@hounslow.gov.uk. 

Would you like to help oversee the governance of your pension? Think you have what it takes to ask questions and make sure the board is following pension rules and regulations?

If you answered yes, and yes, then you’ll be interested to know your local pension board is recruiting for a new Employee Representative.

Our pensions and how they work have changed. We want to ‘pass on the power’ and give you the opportunity to be more involved.

Find out more and how to take part here: Employee Representative role - pension board.

Connected Futures Young Leaders is a nine month mentoring programme for 18-24 year olds to support them in starting or continuing their careers.

The programme is looking for new mentors from Hounslow to work with mentees each month, helping them to reach their goals and objectives. 

If you'd like to help out, you'll need  to commit one to two hours a month, predominantly online, but there are plenty of opportunities to meet face to face. You'll be provided training and support from the Connected Futures Programme team throughout the nine month period. 

If you'd like to get involved, sign up here. For more information contact Bea Angier on bea.hounslowspromise@gmail.com.

Menopausal women are the fastest-growing demographic in the workforce according to the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM). The menopausal transition causes serious symptoms for one in four women and has contributed to over 900,000 women leaving the workforce. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Jon this webinar on Thursday, 28 April from 1pm to hear more about how we can put in place the right tools for support to menopausal women. 

Sign up here: menopause matters.

With spring in swing Kaarp have some great benefits for all colleagues on offer. Check out their site to save on family days out, Easter gifts and holidays, home and garden products and much more.

Simply visit the website here: Kaarp benefits and use login = HOUNSLOW / password = BENEFITS.

Limb loss and limb difference can affect all ages and backgrounds in a variety of ways. Individuals may be born with limb difference or face amputation later in life through illness or trauma.

To mark LLLDAM, our colleague, Kate Elliott, Principal of the Virtual College and member of the Disability Network shares her story.

Read more here: LLLDAM.

Climate change is something that affects us all. As an organisation, we are working to meet the challenges we face through climate change.

We want to include everyone in our climate change ambitions and as part of this, we're creating a network of internal Environmental Ambassadors. It will bring together colleagues from across the council to help promote sustainability, encourage discussion and champion our Climate Change and Green Recovery agenda. You will also have the opportunity to facilitate and deliver training based on our Green by Design Principles.

The Environmental Ambassadors Network will meet quarterly, with meetings via Microsoft Teams (or in-person once), lasting for 90 minutes.

For more information and to express an interest, email: heather.carlisle@hounslow.gov.uk.

Are you looking to give back to your local community through volunteering? Do you want to offer your skilled support, or would you like try something completely new?

Ealing and Hounslow Volunteer Centre is promoting a range of skilled volunteering roles, within different voluntary and community organisations in Hounslow. Check out the latest roles on offer below:

• Trustee PA at Hounslow Pensioners Forum
• PA/Researcher (Major Donors Fundraising) at The Mulberry Centre

Find out more and apply: skilled volunteering roles.

No one understands the local area better than our colleagues and residents. We want your feedback on our character and design study to help us co-create Hounslow's future built environment. 

To take part, visit the consultation portal: character and design study. here.

Project Search is a transition to work programme for young adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism. Hounslow has proudly hosted the initiative since 2015 with great success.

To support this year's Project Search, we're looking to connect with departments from across the council who can offer our young people work experience.

If you'd like to get involved, or find out more, please contact mica.hutton@hounslow.gov.uk (Programme Tutor and Co-ordinator) or nicky.bitar@hounslow.gov.uk (Host Business Liaison).

With the school holidays upon us, why not visit inHounslow.com to check out what's going on in and around the borough. 

From Easter fun at the Water and Steam Museum to spring crafts at Hogarth's House - there is plenty to see and do in our beautiful borough. 

Take a look here: what's on in Hounslow April 2022.

Regular exercise has huge benefits to not just our physical health, but also our mental health. As we step into spring it’s a great time to venture out for that lunchtime walk, bike ride, run or whatever physical activity you enjoy.

Through BetterPoints, colleagues can earn rewards for every physical activity they take part in. Each time you’re active, you'll be awarded a point and entered into the monthly prize draw. 

For more information and detailed instructions on how to download the app, please visit our BetterPoints page: get active with BetterPoints. 

Across the Council, we’re inviting all women and girls who live, work, study or travel in our borough, to take part in a brief survey and share their experiences of violence against women and girls.

Our survey examines:

• Are our services accessible?
• How can we change negative stereotypes?
• How can we change attitudes toward women and girls?

If you would like to send a message to Councillor Curran, we will be collating these in an e-card over the coming weeks. Please submit your message here: leave a message for the Leader.

Our EAP is here to support colleagues with free, independent and confidential advice. The service provider, Validium, will always keep your identity and anything you discuss confidential.

Further information on the EAP service can be found here: how to access the EAP.