# Think, Share & Learn

Your source for Human Resource trends, news, and information to help you build a more connected workforce.

## [Successful Employee Onboarding Is the Secret Sauce to Retention](/content/blog/successful-employee-onboarding-retention/index.html)

Simple and effective onboarding processes keep your staff engaged and promise a reliable future.

## [9 Things to Include in Your Employee Self Service Portal](/content/blog/9-things-to-include-in-your-employee-self-service-portal/index.html)

[Employee Engagement](/content/blog/topic/employee-engagement/index.html)

Build an employee portal that gives employees access to HR information and workplace resources when they need them.

## [Can You Fire an Employee for Excessive Absences?](/content/blog/can-you-terminate-an-employee-for-excessive-absenteeism/index.html)

[Absence Management](/content/blog/topic/absence-management/index.html)

Your hourly employee is always absent. Can you fire them? Although the general answer is yes, it is accompanied by many what-ifs.

## [4 Questions to Include In Your Employee Call Off Process](/content/blog/4-questions-you-should-be-asking-your-absent-employees/index.html)

[Absence Management](/content/blog/topic/absence-management/index.html)

Standardize your absence process by asking employees the same set of questions.

## [What to Consider When Texting Employees After Hours](/content/blog/texting-employees-after-hours-what-employers-need-to-know/index.html)

[Employee Communication](/content/blog/topic/communication/index.html)

Do employers have to pay employees if they are texting them off-the-clock? What are the rules for contacting employees after hours?

## [Can you ask your employees why they are calling in sick?](/content/blog/as-a-manager-can-you-ask-your-employees-why-they-are-calling-in-sick/index.html)

[Absence Management](/content/blog/topic/absence-management/index.html)

What to respond to an employee that is texting or calling out sick.

## [How can the Manufacturing Industry Reduce Absenteeism?](/content/blog/how-can-the-manufacturing-industry-reduce-absenteeism/index.html)

[Absence Management](/content/blog/topic/absence-management/index.html)

Absence management isn’t a new problem within the manufacturing industry. It’s been an ongoing problem over the last few years in particular, but even more so since the pandemic took hold in 2020.