Defence Team News - October 20, 2021

COVID-19: You are encouraged to visit the Defence Team COVID-19 Information Page for the latest information pertinent to both civilian and military Defence Team members. You can also find all of the latest information for all Canadians on the COVID-19 page on Canada.ca.

Features

• Important for all Defence Team members: Complete your COVID-19 vaccination attestation today
• Claims period for CAF-DND sexual misconduct class action settlement to end on November 24, 2021

Messages for the Defence Team

• Defence Team Manager’s Network Virtual Coffee Chat: Civilian Vaccination Policy
• Ask Me Anything: Women’s History Month - Building Resiliency
• Ombudsman to Honour Members of Canada’s Defence Community at the 20^th Annual Liz Hoffman Commendation Ceremony
• International Pronouns Day: Using Inclusive Language in the Workplace
• Cyber Security Awareness Month 2021 videos (Defence Team Intranet)
• Help Protect DND/CAF’s Information with Data Loss Prevention (Defence Team Intranet)

CAF Members

• CAF Sports Day 2021
• Canadian Forces Member Assistance Program – Time to CHAT?

Civilian Employees

• Implementation of the Pay Equity Act
• Issue Resolved – Direct Deposit information in Phoenix
• Changes to the Pay Action Request (PAR) forms
• Meet to Seat: Defence Team managers can help improve DND’s onboarding program!
• Understanding your Pay Stubs

Videos

Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month

• Myth or Fact? Take the healthy workplace quiz to find out!
• "We can learn a lot from each other" - Spotlight Interview with George Al-Aaraj
• Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month - Events Calendar
• Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month

The Maple Leaf

• Military Police to Carry Conducted Energy Weapons

National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign - 2021

• National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign - 2021
• Events - NDWCC 2021

COVID-19/Business Resumption Planning

Featured articles

• CDS/DM Directive on DND/CAF Reopening Strategy (summer 2021 posture)
• Directive for DND/CAF COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Detection Testing (RADT): What You Need to Know

Updated web resources

• Key Messaging
• Email Templates
• Defence Team COVID-19 FAQs

Mental health and wellness

• Defence Team members can access a variety of resources and information to help maintain and improve our mental health and overall personal well-being.
• Wellness Together Canada – support is just a click or call away

Digital Learning

• CSPS Virtual Café Series
• Data-Driven Contracting Using AI October 21, 2021
• Leveraging Data to Track Public Health Research October 22, 2021
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Benefits of Hiring Neurodiverse Employees October 22, 2021

In case you missed it

• DT News on TML - October 13
• DT News on TML - October 6
• DT News on TML - September 29
• DT News on TML - September 22
• DT News on TML - September 14
• DT News on TML - September 8
• DT News on TML - August 31
• DT News on TML - August 25

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