The introduction of the new employee to the job is known as induction. It is the process by which new employees are introduced to the practices, policies and purposes of the organization. Induction follows placement and consists of the task of orienting or introducing the new employee to the company, its policy and its position in the economy. Induction literally means helping the worker to get or with his own environment. After an employee is assigned his job, it is necessary to introduce him to his job situation, his associates in the job and the overall policies of the company.
In other words, it is a welcoming process-the idea is to welcome a newcomer, make him feel at home and generate in him a feeling that his job, even though small, is meaningful and has significant importance as part of the total organisation. Orientation is one component of the new employee socialization process. It is a process through which a new employee is introduced to the organization. The new employee is handed over a rulebook, company booklets, policy manuals, progress reports and documents containing company information which are informational in nature. It is responsibility of the human resource department to execute the orientation programme.
Objectives of Induction:
- An induction process properly designed should serve the following objectives.
- Introduce the new employee and the organisation to each other.
- Create interest in his job and the company.
- Provide basic information about working arrangements.
- Make the new employee feel ‘at home’ in the new environment.
- Indicate the standards of performance and behaviour expected from him.
- Inform him about the training facilities.
- Reduce any misunderstanding about the job or the enterprise
- Facilitate good employee relations.
- Assist the new employee to adjust to the company and establish a favourable attitude about the company in the minds of the employee.
Induction Process:
There is no specific model of induction process. Each industry develops its own procedure as per its requirements. Generally, an induction procedure involves the following basic steps:
- Reporting for duty before the concerned head of the department at a certain place.
- The head of the department welcomes the new employee.
- Introduction to the organizational head / branch head by the head of the department.
- Organizational head/ Branch head introduces him to the important employees.
- Supervisor concerned introduces him to his co-workers in that section.
- Providing information about the duties, responsibilities, rights, facilities, welfare measures, etc.
- Supervisor clarifies the doubts of the new employee about the work. Formal and Informal Induction Programme
