Increasing Compliance Adoption Through Engaging Employee Experiences

Working differently now than, say, a few years ago? To address the rhetorical question – the way businesses do business and employees engage with the workplace has encountered a foundational shift in recent years.

While a templated and standardized approach to employee onboarding, training and other workplace tasks may have been acceptable in the past, many employees no longer accept a one-size-fits-all approach to their work-related tasks. The muti-generational workforce craves personalized experiences that cater to their unique needs, and not doing so can lead to diminished engagement.

Technology solutions, like a Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) play a pivotal role in this transformation by providing employee portals that streamline HR tasks such as requesting time off, entering timecard information and viewing important documents. And while HRIS technology has evolved to meet many modern challenges, there has yet to be a comprehensive technology that does everything. After all, a multi-tool isn’t the best screwdriver on the market, just as an HRIS isn’t the best tool for compliance-related tasks. But together, an HRIS and a Governance, Risk and Compliance Information System (GRC-IS) can help keep employees organized and informed to help create a risk-aware culture of compliance.

But technology solutions to share information and tasks with new employees are just one piece of the puzzle. Employee experience is so much more than where you log on to take a training and request PTO. Organizations today need to think about how and where these new team members work, what their role-based needs are, and what cultural differences may require some tailored information to ensure it resonates – just to name a few. And leaders, including those from HR and direct managers play a crucial role in shaping the employee experience from day one.

So, how, and why should an HRIS and GRC-IS work together as complimentary systems, especially during employee onboarding? And how can human resources and people leaders work together to set the right tone for onboarding new employees consistently and keep the momentum with ongoing training and other tasks. Let’s explore some of the use cases and benefits of leveraging the power of these portals and employee engagement best practices.