What is induction?

Induction is process meant to help the new employee

to settle down quickly into the job by becoming familiar with the people, the surroundings, the job, the firm and the industry. Induction is the process of acquainting the new employees with the existing culture and practices of the new organization.

What is induction for?

To sort out all anxiety of recruited person. To ensure the effective integration of staff. History and introduction of founders.

Understand the standards and rules (written and

unwritten) of the organisation. Introduction to the company/department and its personnel structure.

Contd.....
Relevant personnel policies, such as training,

promotion and health and safety. To clear doubtful situation between new employee and existing one.

Who needs special attention?

Institute leavers. People returning to work after a break. Disabled employees. Management trainees. Employees with language difficulties.

Induction Programme
Before designing induction programme firm need to decide four strategic choice.

Formal Individual Serial Investiture

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Informal
Collective Disjunctive Divestiture

Who is responsible for the induction process?

HR manager Health and safety advisor Training officer

Department or line manager

Supervisor Trade union or employee representative

HR Representative

Organisational Issues Employee Benefits Introduction

Special Anxiety Reduction Seminars

To Placement

Supervisor

Specific Job Location and Duties

Formal Induction Programme

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Points while implementing Induction

Identify the business objectives and desired benefits. Secure early commitment Agree roles and responsibilities of different players in

the process Think of induction as a journey

Contd.....
Engage staff prior to joining Have clear learning objectives for training sessions Respect the induction needs of different audiences Keep induction material up to date

Evaluation
Feedback from whom who completed induction
Retention rates Exit interviews Monitoring queries

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Trends in Induction
Chalk and talk session
Questionnaire From practicalities to discussion about culture Using technologies like e-learning Team building exercise

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Problem in induction
To keep it simple
Supervisor is not trained enough Employee get so much of information in short span of

time Large no. of forms Employee is thrown into action too soon Wrong perception develop in short span

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Advantages of Good Induction

Employee retention.
Create good impression It creates good adhesion It take less time to familiarise Less turnover ratio Increase productivity No chaos Cost reduction

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In absence of Induction
Uneasiness of new employee in the environment of the

org. Poor integration in team Low morale Loss of productivity Failure to work with their highest potential Company image goes down

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Contd.....
Leads to Early leaving. It leads many problems like:-

a) High employee turnover b) Lowering the morale of remaining staff c) Additional cost for re-recruiting d) Damage the company reputation e) Affect new recruitment f) Leavers record is affected

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