{"id":306,"date":"2013-01-10T14:25:52","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T14:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/collaboriscom.wpengine.com\/?p=306"},"modified":"2024-02-16T12:31:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T12:31:12","slug":"how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePoint<\/h1>\n<p>One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is not the creation and maintenance of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Employee_handbook\">employee handbook<\/a>, but how to ensure employees read and acknowledge \/ agree to it. Traditionally this has been achieved by creating a glossy brochure and requesting employees return a separate advice slip confirming they have read the document which is then stored for future reference. However more and more organizations are turning to electronic solutions to provide a more efficient and cost effective approach.<\/p>\n<p>This post will discuss exactly how this can be done electronically using Microsoft SharePoint and an inexpensive tool developed by Collaboris called <a href=\"\/products\/docread\/\">DocRead for SharePoint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Should we use paper?<\/h2>\n<p>In previous years and still to some extent today, the Employee Handbook is printed out and put onto the employees desk on the day they arrive. When they have read it \u201cemployees are usually required to sign a form stating they have read and understand the information, and accept the terms of the employee handbook. Failure to do so within a timely manner may result in termination\u201d &#8211; Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<p>If the Employee Handbook is sent out in paper format it\u2019s going to suffer from the following drawbacks :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expensive printing costs<\/li>\n<li>Not environmentally friendly<\/li>\n<li>Out of date as soon as it\u2019s changed<\/li>\n<li>Easier to get into the wrong hands outside of the company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, once the acknowledgment slip is signed it needs to be stored and filed safely for later use (should the need arise). Paper isn\u2019t really the best way to communicate your corporate policies and procedures.<\/p>\n<h2>Use SharePoint to store the Employee Handbook<\/h2>\n<p>A large proportion of companies now have SharePoint or are moving to it. SharePoint generated Microsoft over $2 billion in revenue last year and if it were considered a company in its own right, it would now be in the top 10 of the biggest companies in the world. \u00a0SharePoint can solve many problems for a company, but the majority of people would say that it\u2019s a \u201cdocument management\u201d system if asked. SharePoint has replaced the traditional company file share with a web based approach. We can now search, classify, tag, secure, version, collaborate and view our documents in a way which was never possible on the traditional file share.There are many features and benefits that SharePoint offers when used as document management solution for storing your company documents. These are discussed fully in <a href=\"\/manage-your-policy-management-lifecycle-in-sharepoint\/\">this post<\/a>.\u00a0This post discusses policies and procedures, but the points are exactly the same for Employee Handbook, or in fact any type of document.<\/p>\n<h3>Tired of reminding staff to <strong>read your company policies?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DocRead makes compliance simple<\/p>\n<h2>How to assign the Employee Handbook to an employee<\/h2>\n<p>Once the Handbook is authored and uploaded to a SharePoint document library the next challenge is distributing it to employees. There are a few solutions to this problem, as follows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Print it out and give it the employee (see drawbacks above)<\/li>\n<li>Send a link in an e-mail to the employee<\/li>\n<li>Use DocRead for SharePoint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Send a link in an e-mail<\/h2>\n<p>This may appear to be the quickest and easiest way to go, however there are a few challenges, such as :<\/p>\n<p>How do you know the employee read the document by the deadline you set? You can use \u2018read receipts\u2019 but that only indicates the employee has read the email and not associated attachments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What happens if the Employee Handbook changes significantly? \u2013 This would result in all employees need to re-read and re-accept the terms and conditions.<\/li>\n<li>How do you get the employee to acknowledge the document and accept the terms and conditions ? Where do you store the digital acknowledgment ?<\/li>\n<li>How can you find out which employees have read which versions of the handbook and when ? Which ones need to read the latest ?<\/li>\n<li>How do know what the employees thought of the handbook? How do you capture feedback ?<\/li>\n<li>Employees receive hundreds of e-mails every week, how can you ensure yours doesn\u2019t get lost?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Use DocRead for SharePoint<\/h2>\n<p>Collaboris developed DocRead for SharePoint to solve exactly the problems listed above. <a style=\"outline: none;\" href=\"\/products\/docread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DocRead<\/a>\u00a0is a SharePoint add-on that can be used to distribute any document in any format (Word, Excel, PDF, web page, etc), to any group of employees and track that they have read it. The person who publishes the handbook must also specify the number of days a user has to read the policy. Through a series of background jobs DocRead creates each person in the group a &#8216;reading task&#8217; and sets them a deadline to acknowledge and agree to the policy. Emails are sent and web parts can be placed on any web page to ensure that there are no excuses!\u00a0Obviously, there are situations where employees don&#8217;t read documents and these are sometimes the things that are of most interest to organizations. This is simply solved by using DocRead Reports which allow administrators to quickly identify employees with overdue tasks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/employee-handbook-with-sharepoint.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1118 \/ 613;\" title=\"employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\" src=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/employee-handbook-with-sharepoint.png?_t=1655979735\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"592\" data-id=\"307\" data-init-width=\"1118\" data-init-height=\"613\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" data-width=\"1080\" data-height=\"592\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Diagram Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The following steps explain how DocRead can be used to efficiently manage the distribution of your employee handbook:<\/p>\n<ol>&lt;li &#8220;=&#8221;&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221; tve-u-1819027298f&#8221;=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;Latest version of the employee handbook is saved in a SharePoint document library &lt;li &#8220;=&#8221;&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221; tve-u-18190272991&#8243;=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;The target user group is identified for the document e.g. \u201cAll Staff\u201d. &lt;li &#8220;=&#8221;&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221; tve-u-18190272993&#8243;=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;All members of the \u201cAll Staff\u201d group receive an email informing them of their reading requirement and are given a set number of days to complete the task &lt;li &#8220;=&#8221;&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221; tve-u-18190272994&#8243;=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;The users follow a link in the email (or from a web part added to your company intranet site) to open the handbook. &lt;li &#8220;=&#8221;&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221; tve-u-18190272996&#8243;=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;Optional \u2018competency based\u2019 questions can be asked to ensure the user truly understands key sections of the handbook. &lt;li &#8220;=&#8221;&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221; tve-u-18190272997&#8243;=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;The user then self certifies that they have read and understood the handbook and receive a certificate confirming this. &lt;li &#8220;=&#8221;&#8221; style=&#8221;&#8221; tve-u-18190272999&#8243;=&#8221;&#8221;&gt;A HR administrator can track the progress of the handbook and identify employees who have yet to complete the task by using DocRead reports.<\/ol>\n<p>DocRead also ensures that as new employees arrive and are added to the \u201cAll Staff\u201d SharePoint user group the Employee Handbook reading task will automatically be sent to them without you having to do a thing!<\/p>\n<p>The same process can be used for many different types of important company documents and DocRead\u2019s \u2018<a style=\"outline: none;\" href=\"\/products\/docread\/docread-smart-move\/\">SmartMove<\/a>\u2019 technology will ensure that the correct groups of employees will always be assigned the relevant reading tasks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>__CONFIG_colors_palette__{&#8220;active_palette&#8221;:0,&#8221;config&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;eafe1&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Main Accent&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:-1},&#8221;0f94e&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Accent Light&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:&#8221;eafe1&#8243;,&#8221;lock&#8221;:{&#8220;saturation&#8221;:1,&#8221;lightness&#8221;:1}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;palettes&#8221;:[{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Default&#8221;,&#8221;value&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;eafe1&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(97, 162, 3)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:84,&#8221;s&#8221;:0.9636,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.3235,&#8221;a&#8221;:1}},&#8221;0f94e&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(240, 240, 240)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl_parent_dependency&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:44,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.94,&#8221;s&#8221;:0}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;original&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;eafe1&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(255, 204, 102)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:40,&#8221;s&#8221;:1,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.7,&#8221;a&#8221;:1}},&#8221;0f94e&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(241, 241, 241)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl_parent_dependency&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:0,&#8221;s&#8221;:0,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.94,&#8221;a&#8221;:1}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__<\/p>\n<h3>The ultimate buyer&#8217;s guide to policy management software<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Buyers-guide-cover.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Buyers guide cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Buyers-guide-cover.png?_t=1650361489\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"311\" data-id=\"1372038\" data-init-width=\"819\" data-init-height=\"1147\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" data-width=\"222\" data-height=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you need to evaluate a new system to manage your policies and procedures but are struggling to know what to look for?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are so many factors that go into the decision making process &#8211; we&#8217;ve developed a detailed guide to help you!<\/p>\n<p><a> Get your free eBook <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>You may also like:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: var(--tve-font-size, 13px);\"><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_published_date\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post date\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-type=\"published\" data-attr-date-format-select=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-date-format=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-show-time=\"0\" data-attr-time-format-select=\"g:i a\" data-attr-time-format=\"\" data-attr-link=\"0\" data-attr-target=\"1\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\">February 12, 2024 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_title\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post title\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-link=\"1\" data-attr-target=\"0\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\" data-attr-static-link=\"{&quot;className&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/importance-of-employee-knowledge-management\/&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Importance of Employee Knowledge Management&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-attr-css=\"\"><a title=\"The Importance of Employee Knowledge Management\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/importance-of-employee-knowledge-management\/\" data-css=\"\">The Importance of Employee Knowledge Management<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Importance of Employee Knowledge ManagementIn today&#8217;s fast-paced business environment, knowledge is a critical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/importance-of-employee-knowledge-management\/#more-1376444\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/importance-of-employee-knowledge-management\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: var(--tve-font-size, 13px);\"><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_published_date\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post date\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-type=\"published\" data-attr-date-format-select=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-date-format=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-show-time=\"0\" data-attr-time-format-select=\"g:i a\" data-attr-time-format=\"\" data-attr-link=\"0\" data-attr-target=\"1\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\">January 30, 2024 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_title\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post title\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-link=\"1\" data-attr-target=\"0\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\" data-attr-static-link=\"{&quot;className&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/importance-of-employee-knowledge-management\/&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Importance of Employee Knowledge Management&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-attr-css=\"\"><a title=\"Leveraging AI for Policy Writing Success\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/leveraging-ai-policy-success\/\" data-css=\"\">Leveraging AI for Policy Writing Success<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Leveraging AI for Policy Writing Success In the realm of policy writing, data and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/leveraging-ai-policy-success\/#more-1376261\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/leveraging-ai-policy-success\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: var(--tve-font-size, 13px);\"><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_published_date\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post date\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-type=\"published\" data-attr-date-format-select=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-date-format=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-show-time=\"0\" data-attr-time-format-select=\"g:i a\" data-attr-time-format=\"\" data-attr-link=\"0\" data-attr-target=\"1\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\">January 16, 2024 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_title\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post title\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-link=\"1\" data-attr-target=\"0\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\" data-attr-static-link=\"{&quot;className&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/importance-of-employee-knowledge-management\/&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Importance of Employee Knowledge Management&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-attr-css=\"\"><a title=\"Essential Tips for Effective Policy Management\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/essential-tips-policy-management\/\" data-css=\"\">Essential Tips for Effective Policy Management<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>10 Essential Tips for Effective Policy Management: A Comprehensive Guide In today&#8217;s fast-paced business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/essential-tips-policy-management\/#more-1376151\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/essential-tips-policy-management\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: var(--tve-font-size, 13px);\"><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_published_date\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post date\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-type=\"published\" data-attr-date-format-select=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-date-format=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-show-time=\"0\" data-attr-time-format-select=\"g:i a\" data-attr-time-format=\"\" data-attr-link=\"0\" data-attr-target=\"1\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\">December 12, 2023 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_title\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post title\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-link=\"1\" data-attr-target=\"0\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\" data-attr-static-link=\"{&quot;className&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/importance-of-employee-knowledge-management\/&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Importance of Employee Knowledge Management&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-attr-css=\"\"><a title=\"Why you need a AI Chat Tool Usage Policy in Your Organization\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/why-ai-chat-tool-usage-policy\/\" data-css=\"\">Why you need a AI Chat Tool Usage Policy in Your Organization<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The urgency of establishing an AI usage policy In the ever-evolving landscape of business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/why-ai-chat-tool-usage-policy\/#more-1375857\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/why-ai-chat-tool-usage-policy\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: var(--tve-font-size, 13px);\"><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_published_date\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post date\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-type=\"published\" data-attr-date-format-select=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-date-format=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-show-time=\"0\" data-attr-time-format-select=\"g:i a\" data-attr-time-format=\"\" data-attr-link=\"0\" data-attr-target=\"1\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\">November 15, 2023 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_title\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post title\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-link=\"1\" data-attr-target=\"0\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\" data-attr-static-link=\"{&quot;className&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/importance-of-employee-knowledge-management\/&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Importance of Employee Knowledge Management&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-attr-css=\"\"><a title=\"Maximizing internal communications\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/maximizing-internal-communications\/\" data-css=\"\">Maximizing internal communications<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Maximizing internal communicationsIn the modern business landscape, effective internal communication is the cornerstone of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/maximizing-internal-communications\/#more-1375724\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/maximizing-internal-communications\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: var(--tve-font-size, 13px);\"><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_published_date\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post date\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-type=\"published\" data-attr-date-format-select=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-date-format=\"F j, Y\" data-attr-show-time=\"0\" data-attr-time-format-select=\"g:i a\" data-attr-time-format=\"\" data-attr-link=\"0\" data-attr-target=\"1\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\">October 17, 2023 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-shortcode=\"tcb_post_title\" data-shortcode-name=\"Post title\" data-extra_key=\"\" data-attr-link=\"1\" data-attr-target=\"0\" data-attr-rel=\"0\" data-option-inline=\"1\" data-attr-static-link=\"{&quot;className&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/importance-of-employee-knowledge-management\/&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Importance of Employee Knowledge Management&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-attr-css=\"\"><a title=\"Creating an effective policy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/creating-effective-policy\/\" data-css=\"\">Creating an effective policy<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Essential information all policies should include When creating an effective policy, it is important <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/creating-effective-policy\/#more-1375613\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/creating-effective-policy\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePoint One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is not the creation and maintenance of the employee handbook, but how to ensure employees read and acknowledge \/ agree to it. Traditionally this has been achieved by creating a glossy brochure and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-docread","category-policy-management"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Get employees to read your handbook - Collaboris<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is how to ensure employees read and acknowledge\/agree to the employee handbook\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePoint\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is how to ensure employees read and acknowledge\/agree to the employee handbook\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Collaboris\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Collaboris\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-01-10T14:25:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-16T12:31:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blue_820x300_policymanagement_img.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hugo Esperanca\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is how to ensure employees read and acknowledge\/agree to the employee handbook\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Collaboris\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Collaboris\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hugo Esperanca\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hugo Esperanca\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f870363212c9f9d0c02bcd8b0bb84f81\"},\"headline\":\"How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePoint\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-01-10T14:25:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-16T12:31:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/\"},\"wordCount\":1388,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blue_820x300_policymanagement_img.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"DocRead\",\"Policy Management\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/\",\"name\":\"Get employees to read your handbook - Collaboris\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blue_820x300_policymanagement_img.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-01-10T14:25:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-16T12:31:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is how to ensure employees read and acknowledge\/agree to the employee handbook\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blue_820x300_policymanagement_img.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blue_820x300_policymanagement_img.jpg\",\"width\":820,\"height\":300},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePoint\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/\",\"name\":\"Collaboris\",\"description\":\"We make compliance simple\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"DocRead\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Collaboris\",\"alternateName\":\"DocRead\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/collaboris_logo_small.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/collaboris_logo_small.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":40,\"caption\":\"Collaboris\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Collaboris\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Collaboris\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/collaboris\"],\"description\":\"Collaboris is a Software company that created a policy management tool called DocRead.\",\"email\":\"info@collaboris.com\",\"telephone\":\"02079935140\",\"legalName\":\"Collaboris Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2007-12-03\",\"vatID\":\"GB928895360\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"1\",\"maxValue\":\"10\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f870363212c9f9d0c02bcd8b0bb84f81\",\"name\":\"Hugo Esperanca\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a476a96fe969976019d0f40d6b8910365b29f8d1fa4e352ddd61afe518a981b8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a476a96fe969976019d0f40d6b8910365b29f8d1fa4e352ddd61afe518a981b8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Hugo Esperanca\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/author\/hugo\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Get employees to read your handbook - Collaboris","description":"One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is how to ensure employees read and acknowledge\/agree to the employee handbook","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePoint","og_description":"One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is how to ensure employees read and acknowledge\/agree to the employee handbook","og_url":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/","og_site_name":"Collaboris","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Collaboris\/","article_published_time":"2013-01-10T14:25:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-02-16T12:31:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":820,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blue_820x300_policymanagement_img.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hugo Esperanca","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_description":"One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is how to ensure employees read and acknowledge\/agree to the employee handbook","twitter_creator":"@Collaboris","twitter_site":"@Collaboris","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hugo Esperanca","Estimated reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/"},"author":{"name":"Hugo Esperanca","@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f870363212c9f9d0c02bcd8b0bb84f81"},"headline":"How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePoint","datePublished":"2013-01-10T14:25:52+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-16T12:31:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/"},"wordCount":1388,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blue_820x300_policymanagement_img.jpg","articleSection":["DocRead","Policy Management"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/","url":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/","name":"Get employees to read your handbook - Collaboris","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blue_820x300_policymanagement_img.jpg","datePublished":"2013-01-10T14:25:52+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-16T12:31:12+00:00","description":"One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is how to ensure employees read and acknowledge\/agree to the employee handbook","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blue_820x300_policymanagement_img.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/blue_820x300_policymanagement_img.jpg","width":820,"height":300},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/how-to-get-employees-to-read-and-agree-to-your-employee-handbook-with-sharepoint\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to get employees to read and agree to your employee handbook with SharePoint"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/","name":"Collaboris","description":"We make compliance simple","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#organization"},"alternateName":"DocRead","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#organization","name":"Collaboris","alternateName":"DocRead","url":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/collaboris_logo_small.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/collaboris_logo_small.png","width":150,"height":40,"caption":"Collaboris"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Collaboris\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Collaboris","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/collaboris"],"description":"Collaboris is a Software company that created a policy management tool called DocRead.","email":"info@collaboris.com","telephone":"02079935140","legalName":"Collaboris Ltd","foundingDate":"2007-12-03","vatID":"GB928895360","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"1","maxValue":"10"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f870363212c9f9d0c02bcd8b0bb84f81","name":"Hugo Esperanca","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a476a96fe969976019d0f40d6b8910365b29f8d1fa4e352ddd61afe518a981b8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a476a96fe969976019d0f40d6b8910365b29f8d1fa4e352ddd61afe518a981b8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Hugo Esperanca"},"url":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/author\/hugo\/"}]}},"modified_by":"Hugo Esperanca","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1376477,"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306\/revisions\/1376477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collaboris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}