Are you evaluating Workplace by Facebook for your employee experience? Before making the choice, consider an alternative. Workmates by HR Cloud that has more functionality and better business value-all at a fraction of the cost.
Three Ways an Employee Communications Mobile App Can Help During COVID-19
If you have adopted or are considering adopting Workplace by Facebook for employee communication and collaboration, it may seem like an easy decision-a vendor your leadership team will recognize and an interface your employees are likely familiar with.
In reality though, that may be where the advantages of choosing Facebook end. More HR teams are finding that alternatives like Workmates from HR Cloud offer more functionality at a fraction of the cost.
As consumers, we are often willing to pay a higher price for a product that offers more than the competition. But that isn’t the case with Workplace by Facebook. And now more than ever, it is critical for businesses to recognize the full value of their investments in employee solutions.
In fact when compared against Workmates , Facebook’s workplace solution costs 2–3 times more than HR Cloud’s offering, depending on the upcharge for frontline employees. The two solutions are comparable in some key areas-for example, both Facebook and HR Cloud support communication essentials such as workplace newsfeeds, groups and instant messenger-but Workmates offers many more tools to improve the entire employee experience.
Let’s examine six features in Workmates by HR Cloud that are not offered from Facebook, and why they should be important factors in your solution choice.
Recognition and rewards
One of the most effective ways to drive employee engagement and motivate performance is enabling quick and easy employee recognition and rewards .
Workmates offers “kudos,” an easy way for employees to recognize and thank their team members and peers for individual achievements, hard work, and those above-and-beyond moments with points that can be redeemed for gift cards, corporate items, and other valuable thank-you’s.
While managers and teams could use workplace newsfeeds in Facebook to offer thanks and recognition, HR Cloud helps you integrate recognition in your culture and workplace directly.
A modern social intranet
This may be an area you’d expect Facebook to shine. But in reality, Workmates offers more customization options that ensures our solution fits the way your organization is structured.
Portals, pages and content are presented based on employees’ roles, location, department, organization hierarchy or any combination of assignment criteria. We understand the need to share the right information and increase communication across your entire workforce regardless of how it is structured.
Content management system
At the end of the day, Workplace by Facebook is still Facebook. But Workmates is designed to become part of your brand and culture from day one.
As a fully featured content management system , Workmates allows you to create custom branded pages and upload your own content with ease-documents, newsletters, videos, links, images, rich text editing and more. Workmates even integrates with other leading document and content management systems to help you keep content up to date without having to reinvent your current workflows and processes.
Employee mobile app
This is clearly a must-have for today’s workforce, which has never been more remote or more mobile. Consider remote employees today who must balance work responsibilities with at-home classrooms, child care, personal care, virtual meetings on the road and more.
Workmates mobile app ensures every employee remains connected to their team and the organization whenever they are on the go and ensures critical information is always at their fingertips.
Employee/brand advocacy
Another example of functionality where you might expect Facebook to have the upper hand. However Workmates does a better job of ensuring all employees have the tools they need to advocate for your brand online , promote your products or services, and contribute to a much stronger culture.
HR Cloud’s social intranet makes it easy for employees to find and share content on their social networks or externally with customers and prospects. As advocates, employees can express positive feelings about their employer, highlight open positions, and promote the benefits of working for your company.
Proactive company announcements
Workmates can even make sure any employee receives important information, no matter how they prefer to receive it. For example, Workmates can send vital company updates and announcements by email, text messaging, SMS alerts (tied into local community’s emergency alert systems), instant messages, and newsletters. Managers can even request employee acknowledgments to make sure every employee is in the know.
To learn more about all of the features Workmates offers — and why it’s a better alternative to Workplace by Facebook, please download our Workmates features guide eBook today.
Experience Workmates for yourself
Are you looking for a solution to complete your employee experience? Learn more about Workmates by HR Cloud as an alternative to Facebook’s offering by taking a quick, no-obligation demo. You’ll be surprised how much value our solution offers for a fraction of the cost of Workplace by Facebook.
Originally published at https://www.hrcloud.com.
