Staff News
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10% council tax increase ratified as resolution on 21% funding disparity sought
Orkney Islands Council's decision to increase Council tax in the county by 10% has been ratified at today's meeting of the Full Council - and comes with a vow to push the Scottish Government for a resolution to the long running disparity between the funding received by the Council and other island authorities
Orkney residents will receive funding of £360 (10.7%) per head of population less than Shetland and £707 (21.1%) less than Western Isles for 2023/24.
7 March 2023
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Launch of OIC Staff Values
The final set of working values for staff have now been agreed - and work is underway to make them a key part of our daily working lives at Orkney Islands Council.
6 March 2023
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Cyber Scotland Week - People
The last day of our Scottish Cyber Security week brings us to the most important topic and the one we all play a part in - ‘People’.
3 March 2023
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Cyber Scotland Week - Perimeter
We have designed, developed and built a strong perimeter defence over time, and you can think of this as being similar to School Place. Just as how you need a special key (your tag) to get into the office - and if you're not wearing your ID, you could be challenged - our perimeter is built on the same principle. Nothing can get directly in or out, and everything is checked to see whether it's malicious or normal network traffic.
2 March 2023
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Cyber Scotland Week - Passwords
A password is a secret word that is only known to the user and is used to confirm their identity when they log into a system.
We use them to protect systems from unauthorised use and to protect our own accounts from misuse by others. Your login and password is your personal key to the system and must never be shared with anyone else.
1 March 2023
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Cyber Scotland Week - patches are a vital part of being cyber secure
As part of Cyber Scotland Week, let's take a look at software patches and why they're important at work and at home.
28 February 2023
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Cyber Scotland Week - phishing - how to avoid getting caught out
As part of the Scottish Cyber Security week we in IT thought we would share with you a Cyber Security reminder each day of the week – just to remind you about the necessity of keeping not only the councils data safe, but your personal data too.
27 February 2023
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Care and support for Carers
In the next in our series about little changes we can make in 2023 that can have a big impact, we’re looking at unpaid carers.
17 February 2023
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Saving energy - little tips to make a huge difference
In the next of our series looking at small changes we can make at work to make big impacts for the Council as a whole – we’re looking at energy usage.
3 February 2023
