Built for organisations with 50+ employees

Employee Text Messaging for Frontline Teams

The complete employee text messaging system for texting employees instantly. Reach your entire workforce in minutes, not hours.

Transform how you communicate by using text messages to communicate with employees—no app download required.

97%

Message Read Rate

vs 23% for email

3.2x

Faster Communication

reach teams in minutes

$45k

Annual Savings

average per company

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Customer Results

Angela Wortman Director of Nursing — Chateau Madeleine

Simple to use. Staff can message without sharing personal numbers — communication is much easier.

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Kait Houchens Director of Employee Services — Martha Jefferson House

Easy to use. Great for scheduling and getting mass communication out fast — it boosts engagement.

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Cody Blaisdell Director of Operations — Tim Hortons

It keeps employees informed and more engaged. I'd highly recommend OurPeople.

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Jess Dirksen Membership Operations Director — The Lafayette Family YMCA

Super user-friendly. Notifications come through right away. I'd recommend it for any huge group you need to reach.

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What is SMS Employee Communication?

OurPeople is a staff communication platform that transforms how you reach your workforce. By using text messages to communicate with employees, you bypass the noise of email and chat apps to deliver critical updates directly to their phones.

SMS + App Delivery

Messages arrive via text message or app—no download required for SMS.

Smart Targeting

Send to specific teams, locations, roles, or shifts with precision.

Read Tracking

Know exactly who has read each message with automatic confirmations.

Built for Frontline

Designed specifically for deskless workforce communication.

The Problem with Traditional Communication

Shift changes and urgent updates get lost in email
No way to know if employees saw safety alerts
WhatsApp groups are noisy and unprofessional
Hours spent chasing confirmations manually

The SMS Employee Communication Solution

Text message employee communications reach 97% of staff
Automatic read tracking for every message sent
Professional employee texting platform with controls
Reach all staff in 2 minutes, not 2 hours

Texting Employees at Scale

Send mass text message to employees in three simple steps. Our mass texting service for employees makes it easy.

Write Your Message

Compose your update, announcement, or alert using our simple editor.

Target Your Team

Select recipients by location, role, shift, or custom groups.

Send & Track

Hit send and watch real-time read confirmations roll in.

Employee Text Messaging System

Employee Texting Platform

A complete employee texting software solution for internal text messaging for employees of all types.

Staff Texting App

Mobile-first staff texting app that works on any device—SMS for those without smartphones.

Mobile Workforce Communication

Reach your mobile workforce wherever they are—on the floor, in the field, or on the road.

Deskless Workforce Communication

Purpose-built for deskless workers who don't have corporate email or desk phones.

Read Tracking & Confirmations

See exactly who has read each message. Request acknowledgements for critical updates.

Text Messaging for Employee Communication

Simple, effective text messaging internal communication that gets results.

Traditional Methods vs OurPeople

Metric	Traditional	OurPeople
Message Open Rate	23%	97%
Time to Reach All Staff	2–3 hours	2 minutes
Message Confirmation	Manual	Automatic
Frontline Coverage	Limited	100%

Numbers Don't Lie

Real results from organisations using employee texting for work

85%

Time Savings on Internal Communications

94%

Staff Satisfaction Rate

400%

Average ROI in Year 1

$45k

Average Annual Savings

How Teams Use Text Messaging Internal Communication

Shift Changes

Fill open shifts fast with targeted texts

Urgent Alerts

Send time-sensitive updates instantly

Safety Updates

Ensure compliance with read confirmations

Manager Updates

Keep teams informed and aligned

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Frequently Asked Questions

SMS employee communication is a method of reaching your workforce via text messages instead of email. It achieves 97% read rates compared to 23% for email, making it ideal for urgent updates, shift changes, and time-sensitive communications with frontline and deskless workers.

Yes, OurPeople is a professional mass texting service for employees that allows you to send targeted messages to specific teams, locations, or roles. Unlike consumer texting apps, it includes read tracking, compliance features, and is built for business use.

You write a message, select your target audience (by location, role, or shift), and hit send. Messages are delivered via SMS to phones without needing an app download, or through our app for those who prefer it. You can track who has read each message in real-time.

Yes, read tracking is built into OurPeople. You can see exactly who has read each message, when they read it, and request acknowledgements for critical updates. This is essential for compliance and ensuring important information reaches everyone.

Absolutely. OurPeople is specifically designed as a staff communication platform for frontline and deskless workers in industries like retail, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing—teams that don't sit at desks or check corporate email regularly.

WhatsApp groups are noisy, lack read tracking, and blur the line between personal and work. OurPeople provides controlled, one-way broadcasts with read confirmations, targeting by team/location, and a professional interface for using text messages to communicate with employees effectively.