The tchop blog: internal communication, community and employee apps
Microsoft 365 F1 vs F3 in 2026: what one frontline worker costs now, and what the licence does not buy
Microsoft raised F1 by 33% and F3 by 25% on 1 July 2026. Verified prices, what each plan includes, and a worked example for 2,200 frontline workers.
X closed Communities in five weeks. What every brand building on rented platforms should learn from it
X gave communities five weeks to leave. Discord and Meta changed their terms too. What a brand should own, and five moves to start this quarter.
AI guidelines for employees without a desk: how to close the frontline AI gap
Office staff are twice as likely to use AI as production staff, and AI rules rarely reach the shop floor. A practical plan for AI guidelines every employee can follow.
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Intranet vendors now offer MCP servers for AI agents. Most only read. Here is what changes when agents can do the work, and what to ask before you buy.
A free internal communications plan template you can copy today, with a filled-in example, a channel guide for every type of employee, and the metrics to track.
Ten practical ways to improve employee communication and engagement with an intranet, from one trusted news source to reaching staff without a desk.
12 internal communication best practices from research on reading, behaviour, and notifications. Design updates people notice, read, and answer.
No company email, no directory account, six weeks on site. How to identify, onboard and offboard temp and agency workers in an employee app, including works council and GDPR.
Temp and seasonal workers have no company email, no Microsoft account and often only weeks on site. What each channel reaches, who it misses, and where an app fits.
Forty employee engagement ideas sorted by where people work: desk, shift, field, and mixed teams. Every idea says what it takes and who it leaves out.
Last updated: 9 October 2026 In 2025, departures from US jobs equalled 3.3% of the workforce every…
Last updated: 9 October 2026 Only 20% of employees worldwide were engaged at work in 2025, according…
A web app reaches everyone with a link. A native app gets push notifications and offline use. Costs, app-store rules and the decision, checked September 2026.