5 Ways to Boost Employee Retention with Onboarding Kits

Five practical ways an onboarding kit helps new hires feel they belong, from dispatch before day one to a personal note from their manager.

Published:: 5 April 2025

A new hire decides how they feel about a company long before their first review, and for remote and hybrid hires an onboarding kit is often the only physical thing the company ever puts in their hands. Here are five practical ways to make that kit work for belonging, and for retention.

1. Send the kit before day one

A kit that arrives after the joining date reads as an afterthought; one that arrives before it reads as preparation. Trigger the order when the offer is accepted, not when the laptop is issued. At Printing Labs, production takes 7–10 business days after mockup approval, then 2–4 business days by air or 5–9 by surface, so plan back from the joining date. For a hire who signs late, 4-day express fulfilment is available on selected items.

2. A wearable that signals belonging

A tee or hoodie is the item people actually wear, and wearing the company logo is a small, daily act of belonging. Collect sizes at offer acceptance, alongside the delivery address, so nobody receives the wrong fit. Our Premium Cotton Hoodie is 320 GSM bio-washed cotton fleece in sizes S to 3XL; the Round Neck Cotton T-Shirt - 180 GSM is the lighter everyday option.

3. Daily-use items that keep the brand in view

The items that matter are the ones used every day: a bottle or mug on the desk, a notebook in every meeting. Each use is a quiet reminder of the team they joined. An insulated bottle such as the Smart Temperature Insulated Bottle and a Classic Soft Cover Notebook cover both. Every listed price already includes standard logo branding, so there is no separate printing charge; GST is added at billing.

4. A personal welcome note from the manager

The cheapest item in the box often carries the most weight. A short, signed note from the new hire's manager (what they will work on, who to ask, why the team is glad they said yes) turns a box of products into a welcome. The Thank You / Welcome Card - 4"X6" is a 240 GSM card printable on both sides, so the note and your branding fit on one card.

5. Per-recipient delivery for remote and hybrid hires

If your office hires find a kit on their desk, your remote hires should get the same kit at their door. Printing Labs delivers individually addressed kits across India with tracking per recipient, so a hire in a city without an office gets the same first impression as one at headquarters. Kits can even be triggered automatically from your HRMS.

Putting it together

Start from a ready-made welcome pack or assemble your own in the 1-click Build-a-Box, then see the full programme on our Employee Onboarding Kits page. Keep the kit simple, send it early, and let the note do the talking.