Source: IRS Employment Review Issue: 918 Date: 30/03/2009 Publisher: IRS

Employee induction: the 2009 IRS survey

TOPICS:
recruitment induction

SECTORS:
manufacturing (other)
public services
services (other)

AUTHOR: Charlotte Wolff


The most successful induction programmes are clearly defined, regularly evaluated and give focused, individual attention to the new starter, IRS research into 158 organisations finds.

On this page:
First impressions count
Benefits of effective induction
Costs of poor induction
Employers’ satisfaction with their induction processes
How to make induction a success
Induction tips from HR professionals
Employers’ approach to induction
Tailored arrangements
Chart 1: Tailoring induction to particular needs
Longer induction programmes
The main components of induction programmes
Delivery methods
Chart 2: Induction delivery methods
Stakeholders’ involvement in induction
Chart 3: Involvement in induction
Guidance and training for managers
Topics and skills covered by induction
Chart 4: Skills covered by induction
Linking induction to continuing skills development
Evaluation of induction
Our research
Table 1: Employers’ views on the success of their induction processes
Table 2: Broad topics covered by induction
Table 3: Links between induction and other skills processes
Box 1: Tips on successful induction from employers
Box 2: Asthma UK's manager's induction checklist
Box 3: NHS Gloucestershire's manager's guide to a good induction
Additional resources
Buddy schemes in the induction of new recruits: the 2009 IRS survey.

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