New Staff Induction
Reported by: Manahil
Congratulations on your new job. We are delighted to welcome you to the team at Tawara
Health Club and hope you will enjoy working here. This briefing document is part of a
comprehensive induction programme which is designed to give you the necessary
information to settle into your new working environment and to also ensure you can work
legally and safely.
As part of your induction you will be required to attend an Induction Training Day. The
aim of this day is to welcome new staff and to introduce them to the standards and policies
of the company. It will also provide essential health and safety information. The training
days are held in January, April, July and October and you will be notified of the next
available event. Attached to this document is a personalised Induction Checklist which
you should complete with your line manager.
Company Mission February to 31 January. Requests for
holidays must be approved in advance by
The mission of Tawara Health Club is to your line manager and a holiday form
promote affordable fitness for everyone in completed.
an atmosphere that allows members to
create and maintain a rewarding and If you wish to leave the company, please
healthy lifestyle. We aim to enhance and refer to your offer letter for the notice
improve the overall health and fitness of period you are required to give. Notice
others through motivation, education and should be given in writing to your
guidance. We are committed to the health manager.
and well being of mind, body and spirit.
Any absence due to sickness must be
Mentoring notified to your manager by telephone as
early as possible on the first day of
As a new member of staff you will be
absence.
assigned a mentor who will guide you
through the early stages of your General Conduct
appointment. They will help and support
you as well as introduce you to company Your hours of work are as stated in your
policies and procedures. Your mentor will offer letter. All members of staff are
be a neutral member of staff doing a expected to arrive at their place of work
similar job role. If you have not been punctually and without reminder. It is
assigned a mentor please speak to your your responsibility to check the rota and
line manager. know when you are on duty. Persistent
lateness will not be tolerated.
Absence
Personal calls should not be made on
The basic annual leave entitlement is 4 company telephones. Mobile phones must
weeks, increasing to 5 weeks for be switched off whilst you are at work.
employees with 5 years reckonable Smoking is prohibited on company
service. Leave entitlement for part-time premises.
employees is calculated on a pro-rata
basis. The leave year runs from 1 Uniform and Appearance
Members of staff are expected to wear the programming code designed to destroy or
uniform that is provided for them. It damage information on computers or steal
should be kept clean and in good repair user data. Viruses are usually disguised
and will remain the property of the so their presence is not obvious to the
company. Name badges are part of the computer user. A virus infection can be
uniform and should be worn at all times. very costly to the company in terms of lost
Footwear should be appropriate for the data, lost staff productivity and lost
area in which you work. Staff must reputation. This policy applies to all
maintain the highest possible standards of computer users. Staff should be aware of
personal hygiene and cleanliness. the main methods of preventing viruses,
three of which are:
Disability Awareness
1
People with a disability may find it hard to
access our facilities and services despite 2
many improvements in recent years.
Effective service for customers with 3
disabilities means treating everyone the
same regardless of disability. Be positive, Policies and Procedures
polite and offer help if required.
The following documents are relevant to
Use of ICT Equipment all job roles and you should become
familiar with their contents:
Many duties involve staff using
computerised systems and the necessary Child Protection
ICT training will be provided. All staff are
Health and Safety
given an IT account to access our IT
services. To obtain your IT account, you Training Centre Guidelines
must first have provided personnel with all
the documents specified in your contract Equal Opportunities/Equity Policy
of employment. You will then be given a
username, email address, initial password Data Protection
and a copy of the IT Acceptable Use
Policy. This policy is designed to ensure Confidentiality
that staff are aware of their professional
We take our Health and Safety
responsibilities when using any form of
responsibilities very seriously and are
ICT. All staff must sign the policy and
commmitted to ensuring that the health,
adhere to its contents at all times. You
safety and welfare of employees and
must also be aware of, and comply with,
visitors are not adversely affected as a
the Data Protection regulations. Further
result of the work we do or by the
details on this will be provided on your
condition of our buildings. You will be
induction training day. Below is a list of
required to atend a health and safety
key staff contacts and their extension
training day.
numbers which you may find useful:
Please ask a member of staff if there is any
Anti-virus Policy
aspect of your induction you are uncertain
We aim to provide a computing network about. Welcome to the team!
which is virus-free. A virus is a piece of
self-replicating code or malicious