HR Practice For Payroll Practitioners

HR Practice for Payroll Practitioners

Induction

There are several names for the process of getting a new employee on board and ready to fit in with how an organisation functions. Terms such as induction, orientation and introduction are commonly used to describe the activities undertaken by the organisation to give the new employee knowledge of the organisation they have joined.

This course uses the term induction to describe the process that introduces a new employee to an organisation.

In general terms induction can be defined as:

“An activity that involves the new employee and the business in forming an understanding of each other that if successful will see the employee become an effective member the organisation. If not there is a high probability that the employee will leave”.

The Importance Of Induction

Research has shown that an employer with little or no induction for new employees will have a higher rate of staff turnover.

The key to this is the employee never had the chance to feel part of the organisation and for that reason leaving was an easier choice than staying.

Effective induction can give your organisation the following benefits:

➢ Reduced recruitment costs (from low turnover)

➢ Productive and motivated employees

➢ Introduces training and development

➢ Can influence organisational change and culture

➢ Develops successful teams

➢ Sets expectations

➢ Reduces the anxiety of the new staff member

➢ Positive effects on existing staff

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