Boost your employee experience through HR processes

With UK workers quitting their jobs in droves in the post-COVID “Great Resignation”, employer branding and employee retention has never been more important–which means you need to optimise your employee experience. 

Employees who feel valued are more likely to want to stay with the company and more likely to speak well of you to others, building a good reputation that will help you attract new blood. Your HR processes play a vital role in this. Here’s how to make them work for you.

Onboarding

A positive onboarding experience is strongly correlated with higher productivity and retention rates. Your onboarding experience should start well before hiring to reduce no-shows and reassure new hires that they are welcomed and valued.

Welcoming new hires with a gift or setting up a bit of fun bonding time for new employees with their colleagues and manager is a good start. Even more importantly, make sure the employee has all the information and support they need and is actively encouraged to reach out to a mentor and ask questions whenever they need to.

Development

Offering your employees a clear path to career development will massively boost productivity and retention. Many employees who quit their job do so not in search of better pay but in search of advancement. 

Helping people reach their career goals with training and opportunities will make them want to stay. Setting aside a significant chunk of money for a development budget will ultimately save you money on hiring.

Retention

Check in with your employees regularly through pulse surveys and 1:1s with line managers to understand how they’re feeling, whether they’re having a good experience, and how that experience can be improved.