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=Welcome to GC Remote Working=
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This new forum was created by experts at Shared Services Canada in an effort to help GC workers newly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic who find themselves working remotely.   
 
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==Working Remotely: Taking Care of Our Mental Health==
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== '''A Look Back: A Year of the GC Remote Worker Wiki''' ==
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Since May, 2020 the Shared Services Canada Technology Showcase team has been working in full pivot mode to deliver content relevant to GC technology users. Unable to deliver our planned in-person information sessions, we created the GC Worker Wiki to curate and share information available from across the GC.  Our focus? Remote working. As the GC workforce nationwide adapted quickly to remote working, there was much to learn.   
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Remote working used to be about less commuting, balancing your schedule or avoiding office distractions when you needed special concentrate.
 
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These days, remote working is not an option for many of us, which means a changed work environment –  a more stressful one. Many of us work from desks created in the corners of our homes, with new work tools and need to deal with “coworkers” – our pets, children and roommates – who are now with us through our work day.
 
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Balancing all this can be a struggle. The good news? There is help available. 
 
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Through the Government of Canada’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP), GC employees have access to completely confidential help provided through a third-party provider in either official language, free of charge. 
 
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Check out your Department or Agency’s EAP for Covid-19 related information on topics ranging from working from home with children and concentration and stress. For more information on how you can access your organization’s EAP services check here .
 
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There is also an extensive library of health and wellness resources on [https://canada.lifespeak.com/Account/Login?language=1?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ssccovid19 LifeSpeak], a digital well-being platform, available to those in the GC. It has a section of blog posts related to [https://canada.lifespeak.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fcovid-19%2f4855%3fbps%3dblog%26newsletterID%3d11541%26share%3dtrue&bps=blog&newsletterID=11541&share=true?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ssccovid19 COVID-19]  on topics like:
 
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You can access these through your Department or Agency’s Group Account, where you can create your own account or browse anonymously. The password is “canada”.
 
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The Government of Canada’s benefits supplier, Sun Life Financial, also offers a '''Mental Health in the Workplace''' series with resources, products and services to help manage mental health issues in your workplace. These resources Include a workplace mental health risk assessment, access to research, resources and videos. You can access it here, in both languages:
 
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[https://www.sunlife.ca/Canada/sponsor/Group+benefits/Group+benefits+products+&+services/Mental+Health+in+the+workplace?vgnLocale=en_CA Sunlife Mental Health in the Workplace]
 
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'''Centre of Expertise on Mental Health in the Workplace'''
 
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Chief Human Resources Officer for the Government of Canada has a web portal for GC workers during Covid-19. Start here [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/covid-19/protect-mental-health.html Mental Health and Covid-19: Protect Your Mental Health]  for a list of links and many sources of information related to protecting your mental health. You can also follow along on Twitter @CEMHW_CESMMT for regular updates and timely  information.
 
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During Mental Health Week, there was a live “Power Chat”  Question and Answer event co-organized by the Federal Workplace Well-Being Network and the Centre of Expertise on Mental Health in the Workplace, in cooperation with the Canada School of Public Service. Expert panelists answered questions on how to maintain social connections while juggling personal responsibilities with professional duties. The event was held in separate English and French sessions. More than 4,000 people registered online. You can watch the event, and others like it, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04F5Fhy4VUU here].
 
  
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A year later, our Remote Working wiki has had more than 5, 434 views. We have created and shared 14 different posts and each post is viewed an average of 120 times.
  
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Our very first post was on audio video conferencing back on May 6<sup>th</sup> – which offered tips to fully leverage audio and video conferencing tools. Essentially, audio and video conferencing was out path to re-creating the in person connections we were used to.  
  
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The Canadian Mental Health Association has a mental health self-assessment tool called the Mental Health Meter that can help you understand the characteristics that make up good mental health.
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Flash forward 14 months and our last post focused on a deeper dive into using Teams and Microsoft 365. In fact, we did three posts on M365 alone!
  
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[https://cmha.ca/mental-health-meter Mental Health Meter]
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Our most viewed post? Information Management last June. We all needed an important reminder about correctly storing and sharing our business information when working remotely.
  
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'''Mental Health for Managers'''
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Over the past 14 months we have covered topics from mental health, to team building to highlighting the best of GC social media. We have partnered with Communities of Practice – the M365 CoP and the GC Flex group and worked closely with the Canada School of Public Service. We have shared tips and support mechanisms for learning a second language when working remotely. And we have covered the depth and breadth of SSC’s accessibility support and tools program; which has become even more important while we are away from the office.
  
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The Canadian School of Public Service hosts job aids to help managers on their GC Campus. There you will find a variety of mental health job aids developed specially for those who manage people. There are 13 different chapters with topics including; Balance, Recognition and Rewards and Workload Management.  
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If you have not yet read through these posts, take a look back and learn something new to help you make the most of remote working.
  
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[https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/Tools/jobaids-eng.aspx#mental Mental Health Job Aids]
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As the Technology Showcase team moves forward, we will be developing new wiki and other ideas to continue to bring you the best of SSC and GC supports for today’s digital worker, both virtually and eventually, in person. We are currently developing a Virtual InfoSession, product videos, and an interview series.
  
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'''We want to hear from you!''' We are always looking for new topics to cover. Reach out to share your ideas and suggestions by using  [[Mailto:ssc.gcremoteworkinggcrw-gctravailadistancegctd.spc@canada.ca|this email]].
  
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We joined in on the May 21st [https://gccollab.ca/groups/profile/2014905/enm365-community-of-practicefrcommunautu00e9-de-pratique-m365 M365 Community of Practice] meeting. We invited our friends leading the GC Flex initiative to present on team charters and trusted communications as it relates to remote working. Check out the [https://gccollab.ca/file/view/4933453/enaudio-recording-m365-cop-may-21-2020frenregistrement-audio-m365-cdp-21-mai-2020 recording here]. Please note that you require a gccollab account for access.
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*GCcollab: [https://gccollab.ca/groups/profile/1605187/enflexgcfrflexgc Flex GC group]
 
*GCcollab: [https://gccollab.ca/groups/profile/1605187/enflexgcfrflexgc Flex GC group]
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==Attributions and Sources==
 
==Attributions and Sources==

Latest revision as of 09:58, 21 July 2021


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Welcome to GC Remote Working

This new forum was created by experts at Shared Services Canada in an effort to help GC workers newly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic who find themselves working remotely.

This is an unprecedented situation; and one which is continually evolving. Remote workers need easy access to the latest information on the available tools and solutions as well as tips, best practices and updates.

Our aim with GC Remote Working is to gather the relevant remote working information in one place. We are only getting started. Our content is based on available information from all corners of the Government of Canada.

We plan to dive into topics such as security, information and document management, making “smart” use of your smart phone, using alternative tools and an introduction to Microsoft Office 365 and Teams.

Bookmark this page and check back often for more content as the situation evolves.

If you have tips and trick you would like to share, please send us an e-mail.

A Look Back: A Year of the GC Remote Worker Wiki

Since May, 2020 the Shared Services Canada Technology Showcase team has been working in full pivot mode to deliver content relevant to GC technology users. Unable to deliver our planned in-person information sessions, we created the GC Worker Wiki to curate and share information available from across the GC.  Our focus? Remote working. As the GC workforce nationwide adapted quickly to remote working, there was much to learn.

A year later, our Remote Working wiki has had more than 5, 434 views. We have created and shared 14 different posts and each post is viewed an average of 120 times.

Our very first post was on audio video conferencing back on May 6th – which offered tips to fully leverage audio and video conferencing tools. Essentially, audio and video conferencing was out path to re-creating the in person connections we were used to.  

Flash forward 14 months and our last post focused on a deeper dive into using Teams and Microsoft 365. In fact, we did three posts on M365 alone!

Our most viewed post? Information Management last June. We all needed an important reminder about correctly storing and sharing our business information when working remotely.

Over the past 14 months we have covered topics from mental health, to team building to highlighting the best of GC social media. We have partnered with Communities of Practice – the M365 CoP and the GC Flex group and worked closely with the Canada School of Public Service. We have shared tips and support mechanisms for learning a second language when working remotely. And we have covered the depth and breadth of SSC’s accessibility support and tools program; which has become even more important while we are away from the office.

If you have not yet read through these posts, take a look back and learn something new to help you make the most of remote working.

As the Technology Showcase team moves forward, we will be developing new wiki and other ideas to continue to bring you the best of SSC and GC supports for today’s digital worker, both virtually and eventually, in person. We are currently developing a Virtual InfoSession, product videos, and an interview series.

We want to hear from you! We are always looking for new topics to cover. Reach out to share your ideas and suggestions by using  [email].

July 2021


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Community of Practice

We joined in on the May 21st M365 Community of Practice meeting. We invited our friends leading the GC Flex initiative to present on team charters and trusted communications as it relates to remote working. Check out the recording here. Please note that you require a gccollab account for access.

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