Employee Onboarding - What do you have in place?

With most of the globe having experienced lock-down during the pandemic, just about every organisation has had to look and adapt the roles in which their employees are placed.

In the UK, we’re seeing restrictions ease and with the support of government schemes including the Job Retention Scheme and the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme, we’re starting to see a much needed up-turn in consumer spending. This increase in spend and force in change of working environment has seen some businesses start recruitment campaigns to fill the gaps and see them soar and begin new styles of employee onboarding. 

What is employee onboarding?

Employee onboarding is essentially the processes and training that is put in place during a new employee’s induction and probation period. Welcoming a new team member whether they are based on the office or from home, it is vital to provide a friendly and supportive welcome communication and include something physical as a tangible gift to build loyalty to your brand and company culture. 

Thanks to our All Boxed Up range, we have seen a huge uptake in companies invest in swag ranges to give to new employees. Including items such as t-shirts, notepad, pens, snacks and power banks means that they haven’t got to worry about finding something different each time they have someone new come in, but the new starter will feel prepared and appreciate their goodies!

Along side the fun and useful products, on boarding boxes are also the perfect way to prepare and hand over documents such as your Employee Handbook, Company Literature and How-to Guides for the new starters’ role filled with handy hints and tips and directions on how to carry our certain tasks.

Preparing for New Starters

Whether your new and existing staff are working from home from now on, or you’re looking to have them return to the office soon, it is vital that you prepare the workspace effectively as part of your duty of care to them. 

Ensuring that workstations are prepared with not just the standard equipment they need like a PC and phone, but as well as desk top essentials. With the added concern of reducing the risk of spreading germs and bacteria, we recommend looking into personalised products to ensure that people are not sharing every day items and keeping the transfer to a minimum. If your workforce is made up of flexible workers, or if hot-desking is common, why not look into anti-microbial products?  Remember to keep in mind those who are working from home too!

Introduce your Company Culture

Exposing your new starter to your company’s culture will help them connect more with their new colleagues. Understanding your priorities and values will also help them to learn and support the direction in which you’re looking to take your company to, and how what they do plays a part in fulfilling that vision. 

Having a mix of remote and office-based workers can make translating these messages a little more challenging, but not so much that it should be overlooked. Communicating effectively, regularly and positively with clients is easier than you might think. Using video conference software like GoTo Meetings, and live chat programmes like Microsoft Teams means your lines of communication are always open. Along side this, for those who are returning to the office, we have also provided personalised leaflets highlighting keep-safe rules, and well-being tips to help them keep focused and positive.

Celebrate Success

 It goes hand in hand, but to celebrate successes of your teams, they need to be aware and understand their goals and objectives. New starters need this more-so so that they have a clear sense of purpose and can forge a path towards that as soon as possible. Simple signage is a great way to achieve this and your brand’s messaging and tone of voice can shine through at every opportunity. Pull up banners  offer great visual space, and are easy to transport and move around. 

 Wall signage offers something a little more permanent, but can still give you the opportunity to rotate your messaging with it’s simple clip-in design. Or why not prepare your monthly goals and share them using a calendar pod? These useful little pods not only come with great stationary accessories, but can share your completely bespoke design- think about adding targets to each month for your sales team, or company event reminders that nobody can miss! 

This kind of employee engagement can help support their productivity and encourages communication among teams for problem solving and motivation.

We are here to help!

If you’re looking to change the way you welcome your new employees, get in touch with one of our Account Managers today for a free quote and visual mock ups.

Call us today on 01245 382600 and find out the benefits of becoming a contract client.