New starter onboarding pack template
For new starters in their first week, due within seven days. One page links five core policies, asks for MFA on day one and the password manager, names manager, buddy, HR and IT contacts, and is confirmed once.
- App: Attestation Flow for Confluence
- Category: HR
- Edition: Picking the pack works in every edition; the paid settings and the starter text need a paid licence
- Re-acknowledge: not preset
Acknowledgement settings
#| Setting | Value in the pack |
|---|---|
| Suggested due date | 7 days after the requirement is set |
| Minimum reading time | 120 seconds (paid) |
| Quiz questions | 1 (paid) |
Note shown to readers:
By acknowledging, you confirm you have read the onboarding pack and the policies it links to.
Starter text
#Template. This template is a starting point, not legal advice. Adapt it to your organisation, your contracts and the law that applies to you, and have it reviewed by a qualified professional before you rely on it.
Welcome to [Company]
This page collects what you need in your first week. Please read it and the linked policies, then confirm below.
Policies to read this week
- Code of conduct: [link]
- Information security policy: [link]
- Acceptable use policy: [link]
- Personal data handling: [link]
- Health and safety: [link]
Accounts and tools
- Set up multi-factor authentication on your account on day one.
- Install [password manager] and save your passwords there.
- Join [chat channels].
People
- Your manager: [name]
- Your onboarding buddy: [name]
- HR: [contact]
- IT help: [contact]
First week checklist
- Meet your team.
- Complete [mandatory training].
- Book a check in with your manager for the end of week one.
Quiz
#Includes 1 quiz question; the answers are not published here. They are shown only in the app's requirement editor, to the person setting up the requirement, who can change them before saving.
- Where do you report a security incident?
- [incident channel]
- Nowhere
Use it
#Edit a Confluence page, insert the Attestation Flow macro, open the requirement editor and pick the pack under Start from a policy pack. It fills the note and the due date; with a paid licence it also fills the re-acknowledgement window, the minimum reading time and the quiz, and can add the starter text to the page. Required readers are never preset: you choose them.
Related
#- Attestation Flow for Confluence documentation
- Confluence policy templates: all 16 templates