Form wording:

Initial

• Who is my immediate supervisor and to whom do I refer in the absence of my supervisor?
• With whom will I work? What do they do?
• What do I do?
• Where do I do it?
• Are there car parking/transport problems?
• How is flexi-time, clocking on/off managed?
• Where do I wash, lunch, find coffee, tea, toilets, etc?
• Where is the staff notice-board?
• How do I use the telephone and what restrictions are there?
• How do I gain access to e-mail and the internet, and what rules and restrictions are there on the use of these facilities?
• What security arrangements exist for:

- the workplace;

- documents;

- equipment;

- cash and valuables?

• Is overtime required and will it be paid for?
• What statutory deductions will be made from my salary/wages? (eg income tax, national insurance and superannuation)
• How and when will my salary/wages be paid? How can pay be queried?
• What is my holiday entitlement? When am I entitled to take holiday?
• What is the position regarding the trade unions and office representative?
• Whom should I notify if absent through sickness or other cause?
• Are there any requirements for dress?
• Have any reasonable adjustments that I need because of a disability been made?
• What are the arrangements for training, formal and informal?
• Has all the necessary documentation been completed to allow me to be paid on the first possible pay day?
• What should be done in the case of fire? (eg the alarm system, fire exits)
• How do I get medical attention?
• How do I report an accident?

Subsequently

• How is the department organised and where does my job fit in?
• Can I meet relevant staff in other departments?
• What are the main priorities in the job?
• What are the limits of my responsibilities?

When to use this document

Use this checklist once a new recruit has started work in order to ensure that he or she fully understands the job and the key information about how the organisation works.

Law relating to this document

None.