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Jun 22

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Saoirse Moloney

Employee Inductions: The Complete Guide

Workplace induction is the process of getting new employees familiar with your business. This includes helping them get comfortable with their new jobs and providing them with information to make them valuable team members. Research suggests that induction programmes benefit both employers and employees.

A good induction program sets the tone and expectations for employees. It also details their relationship with managers and the organisation. It helps new employees know the purpose, functions, and tasks of their job.

Topics to Cover During Induction

Usually, managers and supervisors are responsible for handling workplace induction. Induction training needs to include practical information that immerses the employee into the company culture. Meeting new colleagues and getting familiar with the workplace are essential. Everybody wants to feel welcomed and secure on their first day.

Heath and Workplace Safety

Learning health and safety procedures on the first day is necessary. This includes going over any specific safe work procedures your company has.

Documents and Policies

During induction make sure each employee fills out and signs all necessary employment paperwork. You should also help employees understand the incident reporting system at your company. A strong understanding of workplace procedures allows new employees to be the most dependable team members from the beginning.

Benefits of an effective induction programme

A well-designed induction programme results in a positive first experience of an orgaisation. It means the employee:

  • Settles in quickly
  • Integrates into their team
  • Understands the oganisation’s values and culture
  • Feels supported
  • Becomes productive quickly
  • Works to their highest potential

Without an effective induction, new employees can get off to a bad start, and lack clarity on their role and how it links to the organisation’s goals, which could impact on their intention to stay in the role.

What to avoid in Induction

  • Providing too much, too soon - the inductee must not be overwhelmed by a mass of information, especially on the first day.
  • Pitching presentations at an inappropriate level - where possible, presentations should be tailored to consider prior knowledge of new employees.
  • Creating an induction programme which generates unreasonable expectations by overselling the job.
  • Creating an induction programme that focuses only on administration and compliance but does not reflect organisational values.

An effective induction programme should be engaging and reassure the new employee that they have made the right decision to join the business.

The induction process should be evaluated to determine whether it is meeting the needs of the new recruits and the organisation. This should include opportunities for feedback at the end of the induction process and allow new recruits to highlight areas for improvement.

As well as getting feedback from new employees, it is important to identify key measures of success of the induction process.

 

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