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ON-BOARDING
WHAT IS ON-BOARDING OF EMPLOYEES? The negative impression left by a poor onboarding
process might affect their perceptions, give them
Employee onboarding is the process of integrating new
prejudiced notions about the organisation, and
employees into your company.
ultimately cause them to quit early.
This mainly involves making your new employees A solid employee onboarding process is necessary to
familiar with their workspace, company policies, and the help your new hires settle down in their jobs, get
company culture. to know the organisation, obtain clarity on their job
Research shows that employees who felt their onboarding objectives, and forge a good relationship with other
was effective were more likely to feel committed to the employees.
organisation. Onboarding is a strategic, comprehensive A memorable onboarding experience not only makes
process that can last up to a year. employees feel welcome but also helps them gel with
the existing organisational family faster.
It’s important to remember that using a new hire checklist
template doesn’t mean onboarding should be treated as DOCUMENTS FOR ON-BOARDING
a simple check-the-box activity.
There is a range of onboarding documents that you
WHY EFFICIENT EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING need to provide new employees when they first join
MATTERS? your company. Some are legal requirements; others
relate to your company’s policies and procedures,
Employee onboarding is the first interaction an employee
and some are relevant to the role an employee will
has with the organisation right after the interview and
be undertaking.
offer process.
Some of these documents are:
If the experience fails to live up to expectations, then
your employee might regret their decision of accepting Policy and procedure manual
the job offer. Disciplinary code of conduct
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