Nominate a Team Member! Team Appreciation!
The Staff Appreciation and Service Awards awards are happening on Feb 6, 2025. Be part of the celebration and submit your award nominations today!
Reminder: Staffing Office Christmas Day Hours
Date: December 9, 2024
To: Menno Home, Menno Hospital and Menno Apartment Employees
From: Jessy Manhas, Manager of People and Culture
Re: Staffing Office Christmas Day Closure
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Happy holidays all! Please note that the Menno Home and Apartments and Menno Hospital Staffing Offices will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25th. Staffing Team members will not be retrieving messages or checking email that day.
Who does this affect?
- All Employees of Menno Home and Menno Apartments and Menno Hospital relying on the Staffing Team for scheduling support.
What do Employees need to do?
If you need to report an absence after 14h00 on Christmas Eve, December 24th, please report as follows:
- Nurses, Health Care Aides and Unit Clerks: please phone the RN for your unit
- Dietary Aides and Cooks: please phone Jacob Doss directly
- Housekeeping and Laundry Attendants: please phone Nik Van Egdom directly
All phone numbers can be found in the Menno Place directory linked in the top right corner of the staff site.
Our thanks and gratitude to the Menno Team Members who are devoting their time to serving residents over the holidays! You are appreciated!
MEMO: Sick Calls During the Holidays
To: All Menno Place Staff
From: Jessy Manhas
Date: December 18, 2024
Re: Holidays Announcement Regarding Sick Calls
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Dear Team,
In the past, we have noticed a pattern of increased sick calls over long weekends/ stat holidays, followed by staff working on the statutory holiday the next day. All staff scheduled to work on Christmas Day and Boxing Day are expected to report to their shifts as usual.
Due to this recurring pattern, we will be requiring proof of illness/doctor’s note as per the Collective Agreement from anyone who calls in sick on December 25 and/or 26, 2024. Additionally, if you call in sick on December 24, 2024 and then come to work on the statutory holiday, December 25, 2024, an investigation will be initiated by your Manager with a Shop Steward and a doctor’s note is mandatory. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action and a risk of no sick time pay.
We appreciate your understanding and dedication to our residents’ care. Adhering to these guidelines will help ensure smooth operations throughout the holidays.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your department manager.
Sincerely,
Jessy Manhas
Manager of People & Culture
604-851-1346
Contest Winners! Christmas Door Decorating
There were so many great entries we had to add more prizes! The winners of the door decorating contest are…
Blue Christmas Service | Dec 17th at 10:30am | Hospital Chapel
Join us for Blue Christmas, When Christmas Hurts. This service is for those who are grieving loss, such as the death of a loved one, the end of a marriage, or the experience of moving a loved one into care.
Purdys Orders Ready for Pick-up
If you placed a Purdys order your chocolates have arrived! Please come to the MBS corporate offices (just off the Menno Hospital lobby, through the glass doors on the left) to collect your order from Loradonna.
New socks, please!
This holiday season, Menno Place is collecting socks for those in need throughout the community of Abbotsford.
Christmas Events at Menno Place
Here’s what’s happening around campus in December for our residents and their family and friends! Staff are also welcome to pop in and share in some Christmas cheer.
Planned Internet Outage: Monday, December 16: 10am – 12pm
Planned Internet Outage: Monday, December 16: 10am-12pm
Please be advised that there is a planned Internet outage for 2 hours on Monday, December 16, starting at 10 AM. Remember to save your work prior to 10 AM.
During this time Internet access will be unavailable: This outage will impact all devices and services connecting to the Internet, including Zoom conferencing, remote work, and off-site services such as PCC, Senior Care, Worxhub, Spotify, Facebook, Outlook, and Teams, etc.
Services hosted on-site such as GoldCare, network folders, etc. will be available to those working onsite only.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding of this important work.
Please plan ahead. If you have any questions, please speak with your supervisor before calling Adaptive for support.
Thank you.
Ron Willms
Director of Finance
Reminder: Menno Home Mandatory Education
REMINDER:
In order to provide a safe and secure work environment, Menno Place is requiring all Menno Home staff to complete the Violence Prevention Modules 1-8, if you haven’t done so already. This applies to ALL MENNO HOME STAFF, direct and non-direct care staff. This is paid education time.
The final deadline for all staff to complete the modules is March 31, 2025.
You can access and complete the modules on SURGE Learning. If you’re unsure of your username or password, please contact Rachel Setka, HR Generalist, at Rachel.Setka@mennoplace.ca.
You can find more information in the original post here: https://mennoplacestaff.com/menno-home-mandatory-violence-prevention-education/