Induction Checklist for New Colleagues

Induction Checklist for New Colleagues

The following guide suggests the type of induction information and activities that you, as a new employee, will find helpful to view or act on during you first 30 days of induction.

Word version: Induction Checklist for New Colleagues

Day 1

Completed

Check if email account/GUID set up (instructions go to home email address once contract of employment signed)

 

Provide P45 & bank details to Payroll

 

Read information about wellness and wellbeing and employee counselling services

 

Week 1

Completed

Request your staff ID card and liaise with the Recruitment Team to complete any pre-employment/working permissions checks

 

Review the University Induction webpages

 

Read over current University news on MyGlasgow News

 

Familiarise yourself with : information on the use of internet, email, webmail, Wi-Fi, VPN, and telephones.

 

Familiarise yourself with the HR/Payroll Self Service System, and with your local HR Team

 

Familiarise yourself with University Appeals, Conduct and Complaints procedures

 

Read the Equality and Diversity Policy and Dignity at Work and Study Policy

 

Information about expense claims and travel procedures

 

Information about creating academic profiles for the University website using University templates (as appropriate)

 

Review Data Protection and Freedom of Information policies and advice including GDPR overview, creating privacy notices, guidance for staff, good practice guides, and FAQs

 

For all Management, Professional and Administrative (MPA), Technical & Specialist (T&S) and Operational Staff:

 
Familiarise yourself with the Glasgow Professonal Behavioural Framework   

For all Research and Teaching Staff: 

 

Review guidance on Open Access

 

Contact the Open Access team as soon as you have a paper accepted for publication, for assistance with meeting REF and open access requirements

 

Review guidance on Research Data Management

 

Contact the Research Data Management Service if assistance is required with the (re)drafting of new or pre-existing data management plans

 

Mandatory Training

Completed

Online Health, Safety and Wellbeing E-Induction (includes Fire Training)

 

Online GDPR training 

 

Information Security Training

 

Online Equality and Diversity ‘Equality & Diversity Essentials'

 

Research Integrity Training (for all research staff)

 

Read the Recruitment & Selection Policy (for those who will be on Appointing Panels)     

 

Implementing Reasonable Adjustments (for all line-managers and supervisors)