Scribd
Upload
363 views15 pages

Understanding Induction Programs

The document discusses induction, which is the process of familiarizing new employees with an organization's culture, people, job roles, policies, and industry. The goals of induction are to reduce new employee anxiety, ensure effective integration, and help them understand organizational standards and rules. It is the responsibility of HR managers, health and safety advisors, training officers, department managers, and supervisors to conduct the induction process. If done well, induction can increase retention rates and productivity while reducing costs and turnover, but it requires keeping information simple, engaging employees prior to their start date, and ensuring supervisors are properly trained.

Uploaded by

Mansi Chattopadhyay
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
363 views15 pages

Understanding Induction Programs

The document discusses induction, which is the process of familiarizing new employees with an organization's culture, people, job roles, policies, and industry. The goals of induction are to reduce new employee anxiety, ensure effective integration, and help them understand organizational standards and rules. It is the responsibility of HR managers, health and safety advisors, training officers, department managers, and supervisors to conduct the induction process. If done well, induction can increase retention rates and productivity while reducing costs and turnover, but it requires keeping information simple, engaging employees prior to their start date, and ensuring supervisors are properly trained.

Uploaded by

Mansi Chattopadhyay
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

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


5

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


7

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

You might also like