5 reasons induction programmes are essential

›‘—ǯ˜‡ •’‡– –‹‡ Š‹”‹‰ O–‡Š”‡ ƒ„‡Ž‡•– ‰…–ƒŠ›†‹ƒ†ƒ†–‡”ǡ‹ƒ‰‘”†‘ƒ—ˆ•Ǧ •™”‡–ƒ…”‹”–—ˆ™‹‘–‘””‡›‘Ǩ–—’””‘‡…™‡••‡ǡ›‘’—Ž‘…›ƒ‡‡–‘‘– —– „‡ˆ‘”‡ ›‘—” ‡™ –‡ƒ ‡Ǧ ‹„•‡”‡‘•ˆ•ˆ‡‹…‹ƒ–Ž‹Žƒ›ŽŒ‘‹‹ˆ•‘–”Š‡ƒ–‡–ƒ‹‘ǡ––ŠŠ‡ƒ”‡– –Š‡‡†•ƒ–„‘‘„—‡– …–Š‘‡…‘—’‹…ƒƒ–›‡†ƒ–†‘ „–Š—‡•‹‹”„‡Œ‘••„–Ǥǡ’‹‘•‘•”‹†„‡Ž”‡ –•‘–ƒ‰”‹˜–‡‹–Š–‡Š‡ Š‡ „‡•– ™ƒ› –‘ ƒ††”‡•• –Š‡

Sƒ‡•‡–†”—•…‘–ˆ—”‡™† ƒ•–ƒ†”–ˆ‡‘”•‹ƒ•Ž–‹Š•‡”‘†—‹‰ŠǦ †—…–‹‘ ’”‘‰”ƒ‡Ǥ ƒ†Ž›ǡ ƒ› ‡’Ž‘›‡”• ‘˜‡”Ž‘‘ –Š‹• …”—…‹ƒŽ ’‘”‡‹”‡‹ŽǤ–ƒ–‹‘ •–‡’ Ȃ ‘ˆ–‡ ƒ– –Š‡‹” ƒ’’ƒ”‘›ƒ…‡Š–‘’Ž‹‘›†‡—”…•–‹–‘ƒǡ ‡”‡ƒŽ›…‹ƒ•‰—‘ƒŽ ‘—‡™– ‘‡–’ŠŽ‡‘›Œ‘‡„‡•ƒ•–‘–Šˆ‹‡‰›—”‰‡‘ǡ–Š‘‹”„‰›• ˆ’‘Ž‘ŽŽ›‘‡™‡•‹ǡ ™‰ Š–Š‹…‡Š Ž‡ ƒ†› ‘”ˆ ‘–ƒŠ›‡”‘‡–„‡Ǧ –Š‡ ‘•– ‡ˆˆ‡…–‹˜‡ ™ƒ› ˆ‘” –Š‡ –‘ Ž‡ ƒ”†ǦǤŠ‘… ƒ’’”‘ƒ…Š –‘ ‹†—…Ǧ –‹‘ ‹• ˆ”ƒ—‰Š– ™‹–Š ’”‘„Ž‡•ǡ ™‡ •‡’‡‡…•‹‘ƒŽ Ž ›–Š•‡‹ Œ‘…„‡ ƒ–”Š‡‡ƒˆ„‹•”‘•Ž–—ˆ–‡Ž™› …”‹–‹…ƒŽ –‘ –Š‡ ‡‰ƒ‰‡‡– ƒ† •—……‡•• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡’Ž‘›‡‡ǡ ƒ† ƒ †–Š‡‡–›‡”•–ƒ‹›‹‰–Šˆ‡ƒ…”‘–‘Ž‡”Ǥ ‘ˆ ™Š‡–Š‡” ‡ ‡–•ǯ•–‹‘Š’‡‘ƒ””–ƒˆ”–‘ˆ‘”–Š‡™„‡—• ‹’Ž‡‘•›•Ǧ Ž–‡‹‘ƒ†‡ƒ”†™˜ŠƒŽ–—–‡Š•‡ƒ’”‡—”‘’ˆ ‘–Š• ‡ǡ ‘†”‹‰”ƒ‡…Ǧ ‹•ƒ–Š‹‘‹•ǤƒŽŽ‘™• –Š‡ –‘ ’—– –Š‡‹” Œ‘„ ‘” …‘–”‹„—–‹‘ ‹–‘ ’‡”•’‡…Ǧ ’–‹—˜”‡’‘ƒ•‡†ˆ‘‰”‹˜™‡‘•”–ŠǤ ‡ ƒ ‰”‡ƒ–‡”

™‡ŽŽ –Š‘—‰Š–Ǧ‘—– ‹†—…–‹‘

’”‘‰”ƒ‡ ‹• ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘•– „‡ˆ”ˆ‹‡…‰–‹˜‡‡™ƒ–‡†ƒ‡ˆˆ‹…‡‹‡„–‡™”•ƒ—›’• –‘ ’•’ƒ‡‡›†’‘Ž‹…ƒ‹‡™• Šƒ‘†Ž‡Ž‡”ƒ‰‹•‰Žƒ‡–‘‹‘ˆ…–‘Šƒ–Ǧ ƒ’’Ž› –‘ –Š‡ ”‘Ž‡ǡ ’Ž—• ƒ •–”‘‰ —†‡”•–ƒ†‹‰ ‘ˆ Š‘™ ƒ† ™Šƒ– ƒ–Š‡†…‘”’’”ƒ‘†›—†…–‡•ŽǤ‹˜‡”• ‹–• •‡”˜‹…‡• –‹ƒŽ …‘ƒ’›Ž‹ƒ†…—‡• –”‹ƒ‡‹•ǡ‹‹ˆ‰‡‹•••‡‘–Ǧ ˆ…‹‘‡•’‘Ž‡”–‘‡†–Š‹‡–”…Ž‘‡—‰Žƒ†Ž ‹‡’ƒŽ‹…ƒ…–‘‹•‘–Ž›• –‘‘ˆ –Šƒ‡„›—”•‡‹ƒ•‡‘••Ǥ• ™ŠŠ‹•›‹‹•Œ†——•…– –‘‹‘‡ ’”‘‰”ƒ‡• ƒ”‡ ‡••‡–‹ƒŽǤ ƒ†Œ—†•—–…–‹‘‘–Š•‡’‹”‘‰‡”™ƒ”‘Ž‡•ǡ Š‡ƒŽ’‡ ƒ ’•Ž‘›‘‡‘‡–•Š‡–‘”

#3 – RETENTION

‹–”ƒ–‘•–‹Š–‹‡‘…‘‹–’‘ƒ–Š›‡ …„—Ž•–‹—”‡•Ǥ• ƒŠ‹•† —ƒŽ•–•‹‹ƒ‹–Žƒ‡–Ž›‡ ”Š‡…Ž’”—•‹”–‡–‡–‹‘…‘•‘–•ˆ ‡ƒ†’ŽŠ‘‡›Ž‡’‡••‡ƒ†’Ž•‘ƒ›˜‡‡••‘–‘ ˆ‡‡Ž •—’’‘”–‡†Ǥ

’Ž‘›‡‡• Ž‡ƒ” –Š‡ ”‹‰Š– ™ƒ› ‘ˆ †‘‹‰ •–Š‹‘™‰• ˆ•”Š‘‘”–…–Š—‡–•„‘‡”‰–‹Š‡‹‘–‰Šǡ‡‹”•–‡ƒ† ‘ˆ „‡‹‰

#4 – PRODUCTIVITY ‹†—‡”…‡–‹ƒ‘”‡’–”Š‘‡‰ˆ”‹ƒ˜‡ ‡‡›•”ƒ‡”ƒ‡•‘‡••Ǧ •‡–‹ƒŽǥǤ

ƒ†‡™„‡ ƒ•’•Ž‹‘›‡‹Ž‡ƒ•–‡†‡‡‹†–‘ ƒ›Ž‘‹‰—”

#1 – WORKPLACE CULTURE

™–‘‘—”’†Ž‡ƒ”…•‡–ƒ…—†Ž–›—‘”—‡”Ǥ ˜ƒŠŽ‡—›‡•ƒ‡‡† –Š‡ „‡Šƒ˜‹‘—”• –Šƒ– †”‹˜‡ –Š‘•‡ ˜ƒŽ—‡•Ǥ

…‘†—’…ƒƒ–›‡ ’‡‘Ž‹’…Ž‹‘‡›•‡‘‡• •ƒƒ„ˆ‘‡—–›–ǡ›„‘——Ž”Ǧ

#2 – COMPLIANCE

Ž›‹‰ǡ •‡š—ƒŽ Šƒ”ƒ••‡–ǡ ƒ† ‘Š–‡ŠŽ’‡”–‘…”’‹–”‹‘…ƒ–‡Ž …’–‘–ŽŠ‹…‡‹‡„•—Ǥ •‹Š‡‹• •™„‹Ž›Ž †’‡”‡ˆ‡˜‡†‹–‹‰‰ƒ‹›……‹†Žƒ‡‹–Ǥ• ƒ† „‡––‡”

–Š‡ƒŽ˜‘‡•‰›Ǧ–‘‡—”” „ƒ—••ƒ‹™‡‡•Ž•ŽǦ†–‹‡˜‡Ž‘ƒ’‡††‹‘†—‡…–›‹‘‹

#5 – SAVES TIME & MONEY

’”‡‘™‰”‡ƒ’Ž‘‡›…‡ƒ‡ȋ„‰‡” ‡ƒ–•‹•Ž› •”–‡‡’Ž‹…•ƒƒ–‡˜†ƒ‹ˆŽ‘ƒ”„‡Ž‡ƒ…–Š‘ ƒ™—Š–‡‘ƒ‡–‡…Ȍ‡ƒ••ƒ†”ƒ›†Ǥ †‡† –‘ ™‹–Š ‡™ ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ †—…–‹‘• Š‡Ž’ –‘ ‡•–ƒ„Ž‹•Š ƒ ’”‘ˆ‡••‹‘ƒŽ

AND A BONUS #6...COMPANY REPUTATION

‹›‘—’”†‡‡•Ž•‹˜‹‘‡” ‘…—ˆ –•Š–‘‡„—‡•”‹•‡”•˜•‹ǡ…‹‡Ǥ…Ž—†‹‰ –Š‡ ™ƒ›

(Courtesy pic) Many employers take a casual approach to induction, relying on new employees to figure things out on the job as they go, or by following the lead of other employees, which may or may not be the most effective way for them to learn.