A Note From the Director
Thank you to all the agencies that submitted the Diversity, Opportunity, and Inclusion Report in March. Chief Brown shared he received 100% of the expected reports! As a reminder, Agency DOI Plans are due May 1. These should be modeled after the updated goals and objectives, which is available on the DHRM page. The plan should be submitted directly to Martin Brown, Chief Diversity Office. If your annual report included your agency goals and objectives, please notify Chief Brown.
As a reminder, Employment Opportunities Plans are due by June 30 and Workforce Plans are due by September 30 each year. The metrics from these plans are valuable resources that will help us assess the effectiveness of our employee engagement efforts.
We hope your agency is excited about Virginia Public Service Week, May 5-11! Agencies are encouraged to conduct fun and engaging activities for employees throughout this week. Share photos with us! We want to feature your Public Service Week photos in the Employee Experience magazine that is published quarterly. Submit photos here.
Thank you!
Janet L. Lawson, DHRM Director
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Engagement
The Department of Human Resource Management and Virginia State Parks have partnered to host Virginia Volunteer Week, exclusively for state employees. Learn more by clicking the link above!
Virginia State Employee Assistance Fund (VSEAF) Survey.
This is a chance for you to participate in a survey to help do more great work among state employees. Take a few minutes to complete the VSEAF survey. Scan the QR code below or click the link here to complete! The Virginia State Employee Assistance Fund provides grants to eligible state employees suffering from a financial crisis as a result of an unplanned emergency/or unplanned event that impacts the employee or family members living in the residence of the employee. The VSEAF is a recognized 501c(3) charity member of the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC), Code 203040. Check to see if you qualify for assistance here.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
State employees and their household members have access to tools, resources, and support all available at no extra cost to the employee, through their Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits. State employees, enrolled in health care coverage, can receive up to 4 visits with a licensed therapist per issue, each plan year at no cost to the member. Anthem EAP also provides other helpful tools. Learn information from Anthem on how to understand and overcome depression here!
Reminder - Open Enrollment Coming in May
Open Enrollment for health benefits and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) will be held from May 1- May 15, 2024. Agency Benefits Administrators and Managers received Open Enrollment communications last week. The Open Enrollment Spotlight publication was mailed to the employee at their home address of record: prior inserts are now included within the publication. For more information visit the DHRM 2024 Open Enrollment webpage.
Free or Low Cost Training Available from EEOC Training Institute
Agency HR professionals are encouraged to connect with the EEOC Training Institute for free or low cost (usually under $350) EEO Workshops facilitated by EEOC experts. Many of the offerings are virtual! Lear more here!
The Virginia Department of Treasury named one of Richmond Times Dispatch- 2024 Top Workplaces in Richmond
DHRM would like to congratulate the Department of Treasury for being selected as an honoree of the Richmond Times Dispatch Top Workplaces in the Richmond Area for 2024! The Richmond Times Dispatch will announce the ranked list of the 98 Companies and Organization that are named the Top Workplaces in May.
We applaud the Department of Treasury for their remarkable dedication to their employees and to the Commonwealth. To learn more check out the Department of Treasury recent press release here!
In Case You Missed...
Workforce Planning Webinar
On March 14, DHRM hosted a Workforce Planning Webinar to review the process and respond to questions. The session outlined improvements incorporated in the FY24 report process, based on agency feedback and shares future enhancements to workforce planning. You can view the recording of our workforce planning webinar on the DHRM GoTo Meeting Channel here.
Comings and Goings.....
DHRM said goodbye and best wishes to Arian Fisher this month. Arian served as an HR Analyst in the Office of Employment Dispute Resolution for almost four years and provided crucial support for all aspects of EDR's work during that time. During her time at DHRM, she demonstrated excellent records management skills and gained valuable knowledge of the grievance procedure. We wish Arian the best of luck in her new position as an Employee Relations Coordinator with the Department of Health!
Please welcome Rik Cropley, Sr. to our Human Resource and Consulting Services, Workforce Development Consultant team! Rik's focus is on understanding leadership development needs across state government, developing proposals to address those needs, and implementing these leadership development proposals. He brings extensive experience designing and developing programs in Fortune 500 organizations including, in the areas of executive and leadership development, talent management, leadership onboarding, performance management, succession management. Rik holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, a MA in Human Resources Development from George Washington University, and a BA in History.
Additionally, Rik completed the Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching Certificate curriculum and is certified to provide DiSC and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessments, Korn Ferry Leadership Architect certified, DDI Leadership Facilitation certified, and DDI Competency Card Sort Analyst certified.
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