Form W-11 Added To Our Onboarding Library

Whether or not you are a particularly competitive person, you have to admit that sometimes it just feels good to say “I’m first!” At Emerald Software, we are seriously competitive (that’s why we offer THE Best of Breed product in onboarding solutions). It won’t surprise you then that we are the first vendor in the industry …

Save Time & Money On New Hire Reporting

New hire reporting is a requirement that is easy to overlook when you are constantly onboarding new employees. After all, it’s not like an I9 that has to be completed in the first 3 days. With new hire reporting, you may have up to 20 days to send information to the state child support enforcement …

Onboarding Employees and Single Sign-On

One of the intangible items your employees need on (or before) their first day of work is a user name/password combination. This is required for signing into the onboarding module to fill out all their forms for HR. They may also need secure access to your intranet and a variety of other programs to perform …

When Does Onboarding Begin and End?

It's a surprisingly tricky question. Does onboarding start with a job offer letter or earlier, such as during the application phase? Is it finished once the new hire is done with all the HR paperwork? Or, is the process complete after training and orientation when the employee is really pulling his/her own weight? The difficulty of …

Employee Uniforms and Onboarding

In many service industry jobs, a specific dress code is a standard requirement for employees. You can require a specific code of dress, such as a white shirt and black slacks. As long as the garments you require could still be worn as street clothes, employees can be required to provide these items on their own …

Timing Matters – Drug Testing During Onboarding

Drug testing is a common part of the pre-employment screening process for many companies. Often, this step is reserved for the final handful of applicants who are being seriously considered for a position. This cuts down on the costs involved and makes administration simpler. Private employers have a fair amount of freedom when it comes …

Universal Onboarding and ESS Portals Working Together

One of the things that I believe makes AllegroHR’s Universal Onboarding software a Best of Breed product is ease of integration. If you have a third party portal supplied by an HRMS vendor, chances are we can interface with it. Connecting your onboarding system with an ESS (employee self service) portal makes sense for several …

Find Your State Tax Forms Here!

Keeping up with the latest income tax withholding requirements for employees is one part of onboarding that is always challenging. A year doesn’t pass that there isn’t a change in the forms for any number of states. For employers with locations in multiple states, the confusion is compounded. This is especially true if Human Resources …

Paperless Applications a Boon When Unemployment is High

I talk a lot about our onboarding system on my blog, but that isn’t the only product we offer at Emerald Software Group. We’ve actually got a paperless employment application package too. It interfaces directly with our onboarding system to create a complete paperless hiring solution. Some of our clients already have a paperless recruiting system …

Unlimited Acknowledgement Forms in Onboarding

When it comes to protecting your organization, there always seems to be another loophole to close. Lawyers are suffering just like everyone else in this economy and they are hungry for income. This means business owners (with their perceived deep pockets) are a target. Employees aren’t just getting the idea into their heads out of …