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THE LONG VIEW
A Digest for Supervisors & Salaried Employees
(Formerly the Supervisor Digest)
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Happy March! We've got some quick updates for you below. With the approach of the end of the season, readership of the employee newsletter is dwindling. We're not reaching as many employees as we used to. There's still important information to communicate both there and on the employee portal, so please be sure you're reminding employees to check their email, enroll in MFA, and also pass on important information to them in meetings as a critical secondary measure. Fifty-eight percent (2,313) of our employees have not yet enrolled in Multifactor Authentication, meaning they can no longer access the employee portal, our company's home base for all ASC information.
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Research tells us that "if workers feel like they belong, companies reap substantial bottom-line benefits. High belonging was linked to a whopping 56% increase in job performance, a 50% drop in turnover risk, and a 75% reduction in sick days." Extrapolating from this article, for a 4,000-person company, this would result in annual savings of more than $21M. Research also suggests that 46% of employees feel less connected to their company than before the pandemic. There is work to be done!
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Reach out to us with suggestions on improvements for how to increase the employee sense of belonging and also improve communications. They go hand-in-hand and we appreciate your feedback.
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Director of Engagement & Development, Human Resources
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MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION UPDATE
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Multifactor Authentication launched last week for the employee portal. To date, 2313 employees or approximately 58% of the company have not enrolled, meaning they no longer have access to the employee portal. Please help ensure your employees enroll-- all they have to do is go to ascemployeeportal.com and follow the short MFA enrollment process. More information is available here. If you'd like to know who in your department has not enrolled, email [email protected]. Spanish speakers will need your assistance enrolling and our IT Support folks are standing by and happy to help with any issues. Hours are 8am-5pm.
• Mountain Help Desk: [email protected], 970-300-7070
• Hotel Help Desk: [email protected], 970-920-6396
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OPEN ENROLLMENT | SAVE THE DATE
This year Open Enrollment will be April 18 to May 3, 2022.
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- Open Enrollment/Health and Wellness Fair @ Aspen Meadows - April 18 and 19, 2022 –- $10,000 in giveaway prizes!
- Active Enrollment – Employees currently on our plan must re-enroll in their benefits. Failure to do so results in loss of coverage
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Employees must visit their Primary Care Physician for a routine checkup by May 1, 2022 in order to receive the employee portion of the HRA funding for the following plan year 2022/2023. The visit must be billed as Wellness. More information on open enrollment will be coming soon.
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UNIFORMS
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A gentle reminder: please ensure all your employees know the process for returning uniforms at the end of the season. It's very important that all uniforms get returned this year! The link to that information is here.
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MENTAL HEALTH TRAININGS
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New dates have been added! All supervisors are required to receive training to recognize employees who may be struggling. Certification lasts 3 years, after which you can recertify online by watching a 90 minute training video (no need to sign up for an in-person class) – Next trainings: 3/14 11am-5pm), 3/30 (8:30am-2pm), 4/13 (8:30am-2pm). Pre-registration and pre-work required. To sign up, email Michele Goodhard: [email protected].
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75TH ANNIVERSARY & BRAND NEWS
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Our 75th anniversary show, Aspen 75, is finally here! From the 24 Hours of Aspen Ski Race to the unsung heroes of the Highland Bowl, this show promises to celebrate75 years of ski town passion. Employee tickets are discounted to $19.46 with LIVEAT75 code. Make sure your employees know about it and Buy Employee Tickets here!
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75th Anniversary Gift is Coming for All Employees-- Please send us your #s for delivery
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Aspen Snowmass has a small 75th anniversary gift to distribute to all employees and we're trying to get #s and distribution locations for drop off. We've reached out to the 4 mountain managers for operations and to hotels, rental retail, PS&S, mountain F&B, events & terrain park, parent company, and ski school. If you have not yet provided your numbers and a drop off location, please email [email protected] asap! Also, if you know of employees who work off-site or from home, please send those numbers as well.
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The 75th celebration continues on March 25-26 from 7-10pm with night skiing on the Little Nell Chair, live music, beer garden and more. Tickets are $7.50 and proceeds go to our environmental & community foundations. For all spring events, click here.
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Brand Patching Service Returns!
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Amanda McNally is putting together a staggered brand patching service schedule so that employees can update up to 3 items of clothing with our new logo and patches. Buttermilk, Highlands, and Riverside will go first. Look out for an email from her and be sure to share this opportunity with your employees.
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THE BULLWHEEL (LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) IS NOW OPEN
Our new online LMS system, The BullWheel, has debuted with a "soft opening." Employees can log in using their employee portal username and password to The BullWheel. Currently there are leadership, DEI, professional development, and skills classes that employees can sample. This is completely voluntary and unpaid at this time. Ski pros will not be paid for these trainings and it doesn't count towards non-paid training. By next fall, we hope to have nearly all mandatory training for employees housed in this system as well as optional growth and learning opportunities. If you've got feedback, ideas for trainings or "soft skills" trainings your staff could use right now, contact Revenue Center Training Manager Paul Bowman [email protected] or Guest Services Manager Katriona Hembury at [email protected].
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QUICK NOTES:
SUBMITTING EXPENSES: There is a new system for submitting expenses online called Concur. Email Hamilton Tyler for information on how to submit online.
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GRATITUDES & VOUCHERS. Send in your stories to [email protected] to show appreciation for our employees' hard work.
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