We are happy to share the good news that effective 10/1/22, the BEST Region “officially” began providing onboarding services directly to Berkeley employees for the campus departments we serve.
Here is what BEST clients will experience:
- Improved logistics - Employees will now have increased access to onboarding appointments! Employees are now able to schedule their video-based onboarding session to verify their work authorization documentation Monday thru Friday 9AM-5PM.
- Decreased handoffs - The onboarding processes will be performed and completely managed by the BEST Regional Onboarding Team. This consists of the hiring paperwork as well as the verification of compliance documents such as Federal Form I-9 and the University of California Oath and Patent.
- Increased employee satisfaction - BEST aims to provide a streamlined process that will be continuously improved to ensure the new employee, and their hiring department, have the support they need.
- Reduced risk and lost productivity - BEST is working to increase compliance with federal, state, and University policies, to ensure timely pay and reduce the setup time for new employees to access various campus systems.
Members of the BEST Regional Onboarding Team, Kimberly Moreno, Tracy Nguyen, and BEST HR Supervisor, Linda Marmolejo will strive to make a more personal connection with your employees. They will coordinate onboarding activities from A - Z including:
- Communicating directly with those new hires
- Sending the DocuSign package(s)
- Coordinating Onboarding Appointment registrations
- Facilitating new employee steps with the UCPath Center, and lastly,
- Handling the final hiring and compliance paperwork for new staff
For reference, our BEST regional website has been updated with our onboarding information located under HR and Academic Personnel Support . We are excited to work with you and your department/units to make this a successful effort and improve the overall new employee experience here at Berkeley. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional assistance and know your BEST HR Supervisors, Partners, and Generalists are here to help too.