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The Importance of Automated Onboarding

How to ensure a consistent hiring process

Mike Hayden

It has never been more important to develop a consistent hiring process that ensures employees are provided the necessary compliance information they need to know. The numerous requirements employers must comply with are very complicated and having a structured and automated process will help you streamline this process.

In today’s fast-paced business environment, online automated onboarding is crucial for ensuring consistency, compliance, and ease of use in setting up new employees for success. Traditionally, onboarding involved extensive paperwork and manual processes, but technology has revolutionized this process.

Consistency in Your Hiring Process

Automated onboarding ensures a consistent experience for all new hires, reducing errors and miscommunication. Infinium's onboarding platform standardizes the delivery of company policies, training modules, and compliance documentation, ensuring that every employee, regardless of location, receives the same comprehensive introduction to the company.

Ensuring Compliance

Compliance is critical in the onboarding process to avoid fines and legal issues, especially with California’s stringent employer regulations. Automated platforms like the Infinium HR isolved onboarding platform include mandatory compliance documentation as well as the capability to add custom policies, training links and more. It can also track completion rates and provide reminders to employees and managers as to the status of completion and to finalize the hiring process. Digital records of compliance training are easily accessible for audits or legal purposes, providing a robust defense against potential compliance breaches.

Ease of Use for Employees

Online automated onboarding simplifies the process for new employees, reducing stress. Infinium’s cloud-based platform allows new hires to complete onboarding tasks at their own pace and from any location, which is particularly beneficial for remote or hybrid work environments. This also reduces the administrative burden on HR teams.

Boosting Employee Engagement

Effective onboarding improves employee engagement and retention. A structured onboarding process can improve employee retention by up to 82% and increase productivity by over 70%. Automated onboarding through Infinium’s platform helps new employees feel welcomed and supported from day one, setting a positive tone for their tenure with the company.

Conclusion

Incorporating online automated onboarding into your business operations is no longer a luxury but a necessity. It ensures consistency, compliance, and ease of use, making the onboarding process more efficient and effective.

By utilizing automated onboarding, businesses can improve employee satisfaction, boost retention rates, and ensure regulatory compliance, ultimately contributing to long-term success. With new requirements to train employees on workplace violence and harassment prevention, now is the perfect time to embrace automated onboarding solutions like Infinium’s platform to enhance your company’s onboarding process.

Reach out to the HR automation pros at Infinium HR for more information.

 

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About The Author

Mike Hayden is CEO and Chief HR Strategist of Inginium HR. With 30 years in the HR industry serving small business exclusively, he is uniquely equipped to provide the information small businesses need to survive and thrive as an employer.

Mike leads a team of payroll, HR and recruiting professionals focused intently on making it easy to be a small business employer.