The Role of the Manager


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What is induction?

Induction is the process of orientating a new member of staff to their job role and
their new working environment. This means that in addition to providing training
to support an employee in their job, thought needs to be given to integrating the
new starter into the work team and into MMU as a wider organisation.

Why is induction so important?

Failure to provide an effective induction can lead to the new employee taking
longer to become fully productive and feelings of isolation from the rest of the
team with, as a result, more demands being placed on the line manager. This
widely recognised situation is described as the ‘induction crisis’, where up to
22% of employees leave their job within six months of joining the organisation
(CIPD, 2008).

Preparing the induction process

Working within MMU’s Induction Guidance for Managers, the overall
responsibility for induction lies with you as the line manager of the new
employee. Preparation considerations include:
• Mapping out an induction plan that not only covers important aspects of the
job and organisation, but is individually tailored to reflect the background
and experience of the individual. An example template is included in the
Induction Guidance for Managers.
• Allocation of a mentor or ‘buddy’ to help support the settling in process.
• Preparation of any workspace or equipment the new starter will need to carry
out the job.
• Pulling together an induction file with information about the department
and useful documents relating the role. You might want to include in this the
induction plan, job description, competency profiles, organisational charts,
details of key contacts and guides to equipment and processes involved in the
role.
• Use of an induction checklist can help support the development of an
induction plan. This can be particularly helpful in making sure much of
the detailed information which needs to be covered but can sometimes be
forgotten is included. An example checklist is included in MMU’s Induction
Guidance for Managers and you can tailor the checklist for your area using
the Word version of the checklist.