Although businesses want new staff to "hit the ground running," some firms may be hindering employees by not offering enough resources during their first days on the job.
While the terms onboarding and orientation are sometimes used interchangeably, they are notably different. In some respects, onboarding is an evolution of new hire orientation.
What steps need to be taken when setting up an HR department? Human resources professional Nina Drake, SPHR, Deputy Director, Human Resources, for the City of
Management accountability. Line managers and supervisors must play an active and supportive role for orientation programs to be effective. Typically, the new employee's supervisor is given a checklist of tasks to be done by a certain time. Once the checklist is completed, it is signed and returned to human resources. Generally the checklist is filed in the employee's personnel file. In the event of a dispute, the checklist documents activities that may be very important.
Do not forget the needs of the new employee.
Should your organization provide leadership training? One of the best ways to determine if there should be leadership training is to conduct a needs assessment.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission enforces the sexual orientation/gender identity discrimination law (Sec. 2-33(3)).
Employers should have a workplace violence prevention policy in place that clearly prohibits all types of violence.
When a company treats its employees equally, it ignores their differences. When a company treats its employees equitably, it recognizes their differences.
OSHA developed this safety and health bulletin on Workplace Precautions against West Nile Virus to provide relevant information regarding this illness to employ
A job description should always be up-to-date and accurately reflect the employment position.
No training program can solve workplace problems without being a part of a comprehensive effort, including policy statements, management follow-through, audits
Alabama has no law dealing with sexual orientation discrimination in employment.
The state of Alaska has no law dealing with sexual orientation discrimination in employment, but the City of Anchorage does prohibit discrimination based on sex
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Also, there is an executive order that addresses the subject (D0035, December 10, 1990), and local jurisdictions may enact their own laws prohibiting such discr