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NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION CHECKLIST

Employee Name:                                                                Date of Hire:                                        

Before New Employee’s Arrival

Send New Employee:

____ A welcome letter

____ Directions to department

____ Necessary parking information

____ First week schedule

____ Brief information about department

After New Employee’s Arrival 

Things to do:

____ Welcome the employee and show them to his/her work space.

____ Take the new employee on a tour and show restrooms, break areas, storage room

            and appropriate equipment such as photocopiers and fax machines.

____ Introduce new employee to other staff members.

____ Arrange to have lunch with the new employee

____ Assist new employee with activating voice mail.

____ Assign and introduce the new employee to his/her “buddy”.

 Topics to discuss:

____ Job description handout

____ Salary

____ Employee benefits: (The following may have to be changed to reflect your company policies)

                        Vacation: 10 days/year for year 1 to 5; available immediately

                        Sick leave: 5 days/year; earned immediately, available after introductory

                        period)

                        Holidays: 8 days/year; available immediately

                        Group health and life insurance; after introductory period

                        Profit Sharing Plan; after one year

                        401(k) Plan; after one year, at open enrollment periods

____ Work schedule, Time sheets, Pay schedule

____ Hours of work, coffee, and lunch breaks

____ Office organization (files, supplies, etc.)

____ Workplace safety and safety procedures (accidents, security, first aid, evacuations)

____ Staff training and education

____ Work ethics

____ Appropriate dress attire

____ Procedures for getting office supplies and other purchases

____ Staff meetings

____ Identify reporting relationships

____ Customer service philosophy

____ Telephone and fax numbers, computer logon, Internet use, etc.

____ Parking, restrooms, etc.

____ Smoking rules

____ Housekeeping (stress immediate work area) 

Documents for employee:

____ Employee Welcome Letter

____ Employee Handbook

____ Employee Personal Goal/Expectations Sheet

____ Job Description

____ Equal Opportunity handout

____ Company Name Vision Statement

____ List of Company Name Safety Practices

____ “No Tolerance for Sexual Harassment” handout

____ “Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)” handout 

Forms to read, sign and return:

____ Employee Acknowledgement Form

____ Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)

____ Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate (Form W-4)

____ Work-Made-For-Hire and Proprietary Information Agreement

____ Individual Employee Training Documentation (workplace safety)

____ Employee Data Sheet (emergency contact information)

____ Company Name Application 

Miscellaneous topics:  

____ Personal Calls

____ Personal E-Mail

____ Socialization

____ Personal Grooming

Orientation information completed:

Employee:                                                                                 Date: