Onboarding Systems For New Employees

Onboarding systems for new employees are built around what the organisation needs to collect, and the person filling it in wants something else.

What they want is unremarkable. To know what is expected before day one rather than being surprised. To provide bank, tax and superannuation details once rather than three times. To see what is still outstanding. To meet the person they will actually work with. To know where to go and at what time.

What they get is often a portal with a list of forms and no context.

The practical fix is to sequence it. Essential details before they start, the rest across the first fortnight, and a plain explanation of why each thing is needed. People complete forms readily when they understand what they are for.

The Fair Work Ombudsman covers the statements you must provide. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.

See Sentrient’s onboarding management system and online form builder software.