Who We Are
SFN is the acronym for this organization.
What is the Skowkale First Nation?
The first 3 months of your employment. It gives you and us a chance to determine whether we meet each other's expectations. This allows you time to determine your satisfaction with your new job and to perfect your skills in meeting performance standards.
What is the Probationary/Introductory period?
Facebook, Linked In, Snap Chat, Twitter
What is Social Media?
This leave is for the purpose of caring for a new baby.
What is maternity leave?
The dollar value of a gift, which is acceptable to accept.
What is $50.00?
Many Sq’ewqéyl members have completed training here in practices regarding stream cleaning and enhancement.
What is the River Hatchery?
Hours over and above the regular work day, or more than 40 hours per week, which require approval.
What is Overtime?
A way to encrypt/protect a device or a confidential document.
What is a password?
You earn/accrue a certain number of these days each year to use for rest and relaxation.
What is Vacation?
A situation where an employee’s private interests can interfere with the fulfilment of their employment responsibilities.
What is a Conflict of Interest?
Finance & Audit, Lands, Housing, Education, Policy, Planning, Youth, Culture
What are the Skowkale Committees?
Employees who regularly work 7 hours per day, 35 hours per week (exclusive of one(1) hour lunch break) on a continuous basis following successful completion of a three-month probationary period.
What is Regular Full-time?
Employees must use this if talking on a cell phone while driving.
What is Hands-free or BlueTooth?
In addition to 12 regulated days (including New Years Day, Easter, Labour Day, etc) , Skowkale also recognizes Indigenous People’s Day as such.
What is a stat holiday?
Business Casual.
What is How We Dress?
Two Blue Fish
What is our Logo
Only the Chief should speak to these representatives.
What is the Media?
Please do this when leaving your computer for an extended period of time.
What is to Log Off or Sign Out?
You may be asked to provide this is you have been away for 3 or more consecutive days.
What is a Doctor's Note?
Treating someone differently or poorly based on race, family status, sexual orientation or religion.
What is Discrimination?
We are all in this Together
We are all Valuable
We are all Haves
We Strive for Excellence
Heartfelt Service
What are our Core Values?
If you do this, it must be at leaast 3 meters away from doors, windows and air intake systems.
What is smoking or vaping?
Access to this is for carrying out day to day functions required to accomplish your work-related duties.
What is the Internet or Electronic Media?
Pay that may be provided by Service Canada when on an unpaid, legislated leave.
What is Employment Insurance?
The excessive use or ingestion of a substance as defined above, leading to significant impairment.
What is Substance Misuse?