2401 - Internal News Communication Policy

The employee newsletter, e-News, is a valuable internal communication tool for SBCSS employees to communicate information to staff on an organization-wide basis. The purpose of the employee newsletter is to facilitate a positive work environment, increase morale and build camaraderie among staff at the various locations, and assist staff in supporting the SBCSS mission by communicating news-like information about the organization and its employees. Staff should use the employee newsletter to communicate information of a news-like nature organization-wide.

Employees can use the e-mail system to communicate information organization-wide for professional and appropriate department business with the approval of the department/division head.

Information to be communicated in the employee newsletter includes:

• News like information about SBCSS programs and efforts.
• Awards, achievements, recognitions or other special announcements of an employee or the employee’s immediate family.
• Participation in a charitable event or other volunteer effort for a non-profit cause by an employee.
• A special event to honor a fellow staff member to which all SBCSS employees are invited to participate such as retirement events.
• Reports of serious illness, injury, loss and/or death of an employee or the employee’s immediate family with employee or family consent.

The employee newsletter is not intended to advertise the sale of personal property.

Staff may submit news items to be considered for the employee newsletter to Communications.

Approved: May 21, 2002