What are the important topics that should be tackled in a comprehensive "New Employee Orientation Handbook"?

Complete details about the company like its business, its departments, leaderships, achievements.
and another part is the contact persons or departments for the employee requirements like HR problems, Payroll, uniforms collection etc.
there should be a complete list of contact details of the people that can help an employee with his on job requirements or questions or worries.
in addition there should be a section about company rules & regulations, health and safety rules, country rules etc.
above all that an orientation book is not enough as many employees do not even read them, there should be at-least a one orientation class to go through the important points and emphasis on the importance of reading the handbook.
in other companies in addition to handbook there is an online training that the employee is obliged to complete once he/she joins the organization.
which is very helpful.

Good to listen to the customer Full knowledge of the product or service in terms of the cons and pros

1. Company History, Vision, Mission & Goals

2. HR Policies & Company Procedures

3. Each employee Job description

4. Training Schedule & Agendas

 

 

 

The topics should include:

• Organization vision, misson, goals and objectives and strategies.
• Organiztional Chart.
• Organiztion executive report, market share and achivements.
• Organization products, services, web site and supply chain.
• Administatve policies and procedures (APP) .. in general.
• Internal policies and procedures (IPP) in general.
• Rules and regulations.
• Employee relation and its rights.
• Organiztion culure.
• Organization internal culture, and its extrnal culture as well .. very important for expatriates.
• Training scheduling systems and its policies.
• Payroll systems and bank relationship and the limits of special services and facilities provided for the companys' staff.

Complete details of the company's strategy, aim, how the new staff will serve and take a role to achieve the companies mission. the structure of the company, introduce the employees who the new staff will be working with them closely and what they do

The Mission And Vision of the Company

the Achievments of the Company

The Org structure of the Company

The Rules and Regulations

1. Information about company 2. Vision & Mission 3. Organization structure4. Quality & HSE Policies5. Emergency Evacuation Map6. Safety Hazards & Precautions7. HR Policies (Rules & Regulations)8. Company Procedures9. Training Programs. Suggestion Form