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Headcount, hiring & workforce planning · Core

Onboarding

Also called: employee onboarding

ELI5

How preparing and integrating a new employee into the organisation.

Used in conversation

“The operating model needs to show how onboarding works in practice.”

Definition

The process of preparing and integrating a new employee into the organisation.

Here “Onboarding” means: The process of preparing and integrating a new employee into the organisation.

Pitch context

You will see “Onboarding” in organisation plans, workforce reviews, change programmes and people reports when the discussion reaches headcount, hiring & workforce planning.

Why it matters: In headcount, hiring & workforce planning, a loose definition can change rights, obligations, approval, disclosure or enforceability.

Caution

Meaning, enforceability and required process vary by jurisdiction and agreement; this definition is not legal advice.

Connected terms

  • OnboardingThe same visible label “Onboarding” names different concepts.
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