Onboarding for every employee

Onboarding is a process in which a new employee becomes familiar with the work community, its customs, culture and work tasks. The employer is responsible for the onboarding. The employer also has a duty to guide the employee in a situation where the work tasks or circumstances change.

The Occupational Safety Act obliges the employer to provide sufficient onboarding, which covers

  • working methods
  • tools
  • occupational safety.

Good onboarding is systematic and creates a solid foundation for the employee

  • to commit to the work
  • to enjoy the work
  • to gain necessary skills to work in the work community in a correct and safe manner.

An employee has the right to receive sufficient onboarding into the job during paid working hours. Onboarding is also part of the job for temporary workers and summer workers.

The onboarding shall cover at least

  • job duties and place of work (position)
  • matters related to the employment relationship, such as working hours, salary and holiday pay
  • matters related to salary payment
  • matters related to occupational safety, such as the use of protective equipment
  • occupational health care provided by the company and its scope.

Onboarding to new tasks

If the job duties or the conditions of work change, the employer must guide the employee to the new tasks, responsibilities, requirements and conditions. Onboarding refers to all those things that are related to doing the work itself, such as the stages of the work and the skills required.

Onboarding is always needed when

  • an occupational accident occurs in the workplace or errors are noticed in working methods
  • the job is new or the job duties change
  • work methods change or new equipment is introduced.

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