Induction - Benefits for the Employer and the Employee.

The focus of this dissertation is to examine the employee induction process in detail i.e. what it incorporates and the benefits such a policy can have for both the employer and the employee. The author also sought to achieve the following specific objectives: - To identify the structure and content of an induction programme. - To identify the relationship between induction training and staff turnover. - To determine who has responsibility for an induction programme and the role of senior management. - To highlight any improvements in the induction process which may be necessary. - To examine the link between motivation and induction. The research method used is (a) survey questionnaire with 63 Bear Steams, Dublin employees (b) 8 one-on-one interviews with management staff and (c) 2 telephone interviews with training managers in the Bear Steams head office in New York and European Office in London (d) survey questionnaire with 20 staff from the learning and development department in AIB Bank