The Importance of Onboarding


The onboarding process can be difficult to get right, but with employers focussing on staff retention rather than recruitment in 2023, it’s vital to help employees integrate into your organisation. And with more people embracing hybrid working than ever before, it’s important to make sure your employees feel part of a team culture, whether they’re working from home or the office.


Top Tips for your New Starters

> Ensure that your new employee has the necessary resources and equipment to be successful in their role – and that they don’t get lost on their first day!

> Encouraging peer support, such as shadowing team members in similar roles, can help your new starter get to know both their job role and their new colleagues more easily.

> Try not to overfill the agenda! Completing your onboarding process in week one can be exhausting for new starters and lead to information overload – it may be better to spread this over a longer period.


New Starter Gifting

Our hampers are a fantastic way to welcome someone to the team or to show appreciation for your employees, boosting productivity and setting the tone for a great workplace experience. Recruitment agencies can also help ease the transition by providing welcome boxes for their clients.

Discover our corporate gifting solutions here.

For remote workers, we have our hampers curated for Zoom meetings here.


Some more sources for onboarding tips:
A guide to the perfect induction for new starters (hiscox.co.uk)
Onboarding matters: How to engage new starters before day one (quadmark.com)

Posted By Hay Hampers at 26/01/2023