Employee Inductions:A Checklist

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1. First things first...

Make sure you’re ready

Make sure that you’re prepared to welcome

the new employee when they arrive.

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2. Show them around

Introduce them to colleagues as

you walk them around the office.

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3. Spend time covering key elements

33 Check documents to ensure they have a right to

work in the UK

33 Provide their contract of employment

33 General housekeeping (location of kitchen etc,)

33 Company background & structure

33 Health & Safety

33 Adjusting their display screen equipment and

sitting position

33 Employee’s role and responsibilities

33 Company work standards/expectations

33 HR processes

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4. Ask them to sign your checklist

If you have an induction checklist, this is

when you ask them to sign it, stating you

have covered all of the previous steps.

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5. Put into place any training

For example, manual handling skills might

help you to avoid any issues with Health &

Safety - and are in fact required by law if

the employee will be lifting etc.

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6. Time to let them work

You may wish the employee shadows a

colleague in their department, so that they

can get an idea of how your company works.

During this period, think also about what

tasks you can set them, which might help

you decide what on-the-job training they

need too...

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7. After inductions...

When your induction is complete, don’t

think you should just leave the employee

completely alone!

33 Give the employee a chance to ask you

questions, and even make mistakes -

providing a supportive and constructive

environment will help their productivity

33Make an effort to informally ‘check in’ on

how the employee is progressing. No need

to be too formal!

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