Staff training reminders

Purpose

1.1. Automate staff training reminders for Basque restaurant teams to ensure timely completion of required training for onboarding and ongoing compliance.
1.2. Automates tracking of training progress, notifies staff when modules are pending, and escalates overdue items to management.
1.3. Automated reminders allow consistent and scalable communication as teams grow or schedules shift, reducing manual HR/admin workload.
1.4. Support compliance with food safety, customer service, and Basque cuisine-specific standards through timely, automated reminders.
1.5. Automator keeps records of notification attempts for auditing and performance tracking.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New employee onboarding workflow is initiated.
2.2. Existing employee assigned to new or recurring training module.
2.3. Automated schedule: recurring (weekly, monthly), or based on approaching due dates.
2.4. Overdue status detected in Learning Management System (LMS) or HR platform.
2.5. Completion status update triggers next scheduled automated reminder or escalation.

Platform Variants

3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automated SMS using Messaging API; configure triggers with staff phone numbers, message template, and timing rules.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automate email reminders using their transactional email API; set up dynamic templates for training notifications.
3.3. Gmail API
• Feature/Setting: Automated emails through OAuth-secured service account; configure label-based triggers for automating reminders.
3.4. Outlook/Office 365
• Feature/Setting: Calendar events or automated emails via Microsoft Graph API; use reminders for scheduled training deadlines.
3.5. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate DM or channel reminders using Slack’s chat.postMessage API; schedule or trigger through workflow builder.
3.6. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Automated bot reminders via Teams API; configure adaptive cards or bot messages for training due alerts.
3.7. Zoom
• Feature/Setting: Create automated meeting invitations for training sessions via Zoom Meetings API; add description with training links.
3.8. BambooHR
• Feature/Setting: HRIS-based automated notifications using webhooks or custom actions on assignment or overdue status.
3.9. Workday
• Feature/Setting: Automate task reminders using Workday Studio integrations or API workflow for learning modules.
3.10. SAP SuccessFactors
• Feature/Setting: Use Intelligent Services/Events API to automate training reminder notifications to staff.
3.11. Moodle
• Feature/Setting: Automated reminders with webhook or core_message_send_message function for in-platform or email alerts.
3.12. TalentLMS
• Feature/Setting: Automate notifications using REST API to send training reminders based on user/course status.
3.13. Zoho People
• Feature/Setting: Automate mail alerts via automation rules on learning module assignment or completion delays.
3.14. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Card due-date based reminders; automate notifications using Trello API and Butler automation.
3.15. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Use Asana API to automate task assignments and reminder comments for overdue training.
3.16. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Automate event invites and calendar notifications for training sessions via Calendar API.
3.17. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Automate email sequences for onboarding and training modules using Workflows and list memberships.
3.18. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automated notification automation via board columns and integration API for scheduled reminders.
3.19. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Automate database reminders using Notion API and scheduled triggers for training deadlines.
3.20. Discord
• Feature/Setting: Automated DM or channel mentions via Discord Bot API for team-based training reminders.
3.21. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Process Builder, Flows, or Apex Triggers for automated task or email reminders when training is pending.

Benefits

4.1. Automates repetitive HR tasks, freeing management for higher-value activities.
4.2. Automated reminders reduce training non-compliance risk and ensure operational standards are met.
4.3. Speed, consistency, and scalability for Basque restaurant staff onboarding and ongoing education through automation.
4.4. Centralized, automated tracking and notification history for audits and performance reviews.
4.5. Automating reminders across multiple platforms increases reach and ensures timely staff engagement.