Dear Colleagues,
We are currently in the process of overhauling the documentation we provide for new staff in the form of information leaflets, copies of policies, guidance on procedures etc.
It would be useful to know what other universities do. Would anyone be willing to share with me what documents you currently provide to new staff and any experiences of how effective or otherwise their practice is?
I will be at the SD conference next month and would welcome the opportunity to discuss this in more detail.
Perhaps it would be helpful if I explain what we currently do and what our thinking is:- We have an induction handbook which essentially provides a checklist of things for managers of new staff to bring to their attention with particular reference to Health and Safety matters. It also includes lists of other information provided to the new starter. This 'other information' takes the form of a large envelope, the content of which has grown in an unstructured way over a number of years.
The plan is to modernise the induction handbook and replace the envelope with a leaflet to signpost new staff to the kinds of things they are likely to need to know. It is planned that the signposting will be to particular sections of the University's web site, including a new section with a collation of information specifically for new staff.
Regards
Kevin
Kevin Behn
Staff Development Manager
0208 331 9962
University of Greenwich, a charity and company limited by guarantee,
registered in England (reg. no. 986729). Registered office:
Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9LS.
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