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Automated reminders for annual reviews and certifications

Purpose

 1.1. Ensure timely completion of annual employee reviews and certifications for safety, compliance, and skill development.
 1.2. Reduce manual tracking by automating notification, follow-up, and logging across departments.
 1.3. Maintain regulatory and internal audit readiness through documented alerts and escalation workflows.
 1.4. Support HR and line management in proactively closing compliance gaps.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. Employee record updated with upcoming review/certification due date in HRMS.
 2.2. Custom expiration fields in compliance management systems detect deadlines within X days.
 2.3. Scheduled (e.g., nightly/weekly) check compares current date with due dates for all active employees.
 2.4. Manager assignment changes initiate recalculation of reminders.
 2.5. API/webhook receives employee onboarding or role change event.

Platform Variants


 3.1. Microsoft Outlook
  • Feature/Setting: Calendar API—Create recurring calendar invites; use Microsoft Graph to trigger emails to employees/managers.

 3.2. Slack
  • Feature/Setting: Reminders API—Schedule reminder messages with specific text to selected users or channels.

 3.3. Google Workspace
  • Feature/Setting: Calendar API—Insert event; Gmail API—Schedule and send automated reminder emails.

 3.4. Twilio SMS
  • Feature/Setting: Messaging API—Send automated SMS reminders configured via employee phone numbers.

 3.5. Salesforce
  • Feature/Setting: Process Builder/Flow—Auto-send Chatter alerts and tasks; REST API for triggering external notifications.

 3.6. Workday
  • Feature/Setting: Business Process Framework—Set notifications and escalations on review/certification dates; Web Service API for outbound triggers.

 3.7. BambooHR
  • Feature/Setting: Automated Workflows—Configure actions based on custom date fields; use API for third-party notifications.

 3.8. SAP SuccessFactors
  • Feature/Setting: Scheduled Workflow—Set reminder jobs for certification expiry fields; OData API to fetch/update statuses.

 3.9. Zoho People
  • Feature/Setting: Automated Alerts—Configure reminders for review/certification expiry; ZOHO People API for external integrations.

 3.10. HubSpot
  • Feature/Setting: Workflow Automation—Custom property triggers to send internal/external reminders; API for system-level triggers.

 3.11. SendGrid
  • Feature/Setting: Mail Send API—Deliver scheduled templated reminder emails; Track engagement metrics.

 3.12. Mailgun
  • Feature/Setting: Scheduled sending—API for scheduled emails based on HR data pipeline.

 3.13. Asana
  • Feature/Setting: Rules Automation—Auto-create tasks and send reminders as milestones approach.

 3.14. ServiceNow
  • Feature/Setting: Scheduled Jobs—Initiate reminders or escalate overdue certifications; REST API for external data fetch.

 3.15. Jira
  • Feature/Setting: Automation Rules—Schedule ticket/task creation before due dates; notify stakeholders via comments/email.

 3.16. Notion
  • Feature/Setting: Database reminders—Use Notion API to set and trigger reminders aligned with due dates.

 3.17. Zendesk
  • Feature/Setting: Triggered Emails/Notifications—Configured to alert HR/admins of upcoming renewals; API for integration.

 3.18. Monday.com
  • Feature/Setting: Date-based Automations—Auto-notify assignees; API for interconnected reminders.

 3.19. Freshservice
  • Feature/Setting: Workflow Automator—Set certification expiry as trigger, send email/task accordingly.

 3.20. Trello
  • Feature/Setting: Butler Automation—Card due dates prompt Slack/email reminders via API.

Benefits

 4.1. Improves compliance and audit outcomes by reducing missed review/certification deadlines.
 4.2. Frees HR/admin teams for strategic tasks by eliminating manual reminder processes.
 4.3. Increases employee accountability and transparency across teams and management levels.
 4.4. Provides scalable, repeatable processes accommodating company growth and regulatory changes.

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