Welcome to HR Website

About HR

Customer Queries

New Staff


Induction
Staff Cards
Cost of Living
Accommodation
Work Permits
Parking

Recruitment (PA)

Conditions of Service (JdT)

Remuneration and Benefits (JdT)

Life Events

UCT Retirement Fund

Human Resource Development (PA)

Employee Relations (NL)

Policies (JdT)

HR Forms

HR Processes

News




Induction Checklist | Sample Induction Programme | Benefit Information Sessions | Introduction to UCT for new staff | Induction to Cape Town

Sample induction programme for HOD/Induction Facilitator

Induction Programme : Joe Bloggs, Hr Administrator, Engineering & The Built Environment

Contributors

Nur Al (NA) HR Administrator (Faculty of Humanities, CHED)
Shiha Bam (SB) HR Officer (Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, Faculty of Science)
Kate Berg (KB) Healthcare Specialist (acting)
Naeema Breyten (NB) HR Administrator (Faculty of Health Sciences)
Kirsten Hunter (KH) Project Manager
Ruth Jones (RJ) HR Administrator (PASS areas as listed below*)
Linda Jonas (LJ) SAP HR Consultant
Gabo Mab (GM) HR Administrator (Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Law, GSB)
Ann Mills (AM) HR Administration Manager
Gaynor Nasstor (GN) HR Administrator (Faculty of Science))
Rosemary Power (RP) Retirement Officer
Gay Rich (GR) Payroll Accountant
Tom Reisenberg (TR) Benefits Officer
Charlene Rogert (CR) HR Accountant
Cara Samson (CS) Contracts and Relocation Officer
Leonard Ton (LT) HR Advisor (Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, Faculty of Science)
Dan von Seventy (DvS) Registry

* Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Properties & Services, Communication & Development, International Academic Programmes Office, HR, Finance, Baxter Theatre


[WEEK 1]
Monday 2 June
Ad hoc (D0) payrun
08h30 - 09h00
  • Welcome
  • Changing department on staff card
  • Job description and hours of work
  • Organisation chart
  • Introduction to members of HR Admin team
AM (Rm 126)
09h00 - 10h00
  • Desk/workplace
  • Cloakroom
  • Various entrances/exits Bremner Building
  • Email user name and password
  • SAP user name and password
  • Printers
  • Mail procedures (external tray, Registry tray, collection times, Mail Room)
  • How to operate telephone including voicemail
  • How to operate office photocopier, fax machine
  • Tea/coffee arrangements
  • How to order stationery
AM (Rm 126)
08h30 - 09h00
  • Welcome
  • Changing department on staff card
  • Job description and hours of work
  • Organisation chart
  • Introduction to members of HR Admin team
GN (Rm 126)
10h00 - 11h00
  • Overview of HR forms
  • Delivery, tracking and distribution of forms
KH (Rm 121)
13h30 - 16h30
  • Processing ad hoc forms
  • Introduction to payslip and simulations
  • Introduction to filing procedures
RJ (Rm 126)
Tuesday 3 June Deadline for faculties and departments to submit forms for monthly payrun
10h30 - 10h45
  • Welcome to HR
  • Introduction to Dave van Eeden
JdT (Rm 209)
10h45 - 11h00
  • Introduction to OASYS project
AM (Rm 126)
11h00 - 12h30
  • OASYS Open day - Master data
  • Leave, Personnel Administration
Cambria
13h30 - 16h30
  • Processing ad hoc forms (continued)
RJ (Rm 126)
Wednesday 4 June Ad hoc (D0) payrun
Ongoing
  • Processing ad hoc forms
Wednesday 4 June Ad hoc (D0) payrun
09h00 - 10h00
  • HR Admin invocom
Rm 126
Thursday 5 June
Ongoing
  • Processing ad hoc forms
11h30 - 12h00
  • HR Communication session
DvE (Senate Rm)
Friday 6 June
Ongoing
  • Processing ad hoc forms
09h30 - 10h30
  • Introduction to the payroll (types of payruns, deadlines, error reports)
GR (Rm 125)


[WEEK 2]
Monday 9 June
Ad hoc (D0) payrun
08h30 - 12h30
  • SAP Foundation Course (required as refresher and as intro to HR)
Kramer S and P Lab, Level 1, Kramer Law Building
12h00 - 16h00
  • Development workshop
Sports Science Institute
Tuesday 10 June First monthly payrun
08h30 - 12h30
  • SAP Foundation Course (continued)
Kramer S and P Lab
13h30 - 16h30
  • Processing paid-on-claim and multi-payment forms
GN (Rm 126)
Wednesday 11 June Ad hoc (D0) payrun
13h30 - 16h30
  • Processing paid-on-claim and multi-payment forms (continued)
GN (Rm 126)
Thursday 12 June
Ongoing
  • Processing paid-on-claim and multi-payment forms
Friday 13 June
Ongoing
  • Processing paid-on-claim and multi-payment forms


[WEEK 3]
Monday 16 June
Public holiday
Tuesday 17 June Final monthly payrun
10h00 - 12h00
  • Processing T1 contract appointments and related letters
NB (Rm 126)
To be advised
  • Deadline for monthly payrun
Wednesday 18 June Ad hoc (D0) payrun
13h30 - 16h30
  • Processing T1 contract appointments (continued)
NB (Rm 126)
Thursday 19 June
08h30 - 10h00
  • Check D0 run
RJ (Rm 126)
Ongoing
  • Processing T1 contract appointments
Friday 20 June
Ongoing
  • Processing T1 contract appointments


[WEEK 4]
Monday 23 June
Ad hoc (D0)
13h30 - 16h30
  • Processing T2 contract appointments and related letters
GM (Rm 126)
Tuesday 24 June
09h00 - 10h00
  • HR Admin invocom
Rm 126
13h30 - 16h30
  • Processing T2 contract appointments (continued)
GM (Rm 126)
Wednesday 25 June Pay Day Ad hoc (D0) payrun
Ongoing
  • Processing T2 contract appointments
Thursday 26 June
Ongoing
  • Processing T2 contract appointments
09h00 - 10h00
  • Interaction with Appointments Office
CS (Rm 123)
Friday 27 June
Ongoing
  • Processing T2 contract appointments
09h30 - 10h30
  • Overview of departmental web site and staff manual
KH (Rm 126)


[WEEK 5]
Monday 30 June
Ad hoc (D0) payrun
13h30 - 16h30
  • Processing T3 contract appointments and related letters
NA (Rm 126)
Tuesday 1 July
13h30 - 16h30
  • Processing T3 contract and permanent appointments (continued)
NA (Rm 126)
Wednesday 2 July Ad hoc (D0) payrun
Ongoing
  • Processing T3 contract and permanent appointments
09h00 - 10h00
  • Medical aid - as it relates to HR Admin
KB (Rm 115)
Thursday 3 July Deadline for faculties and departments to submit forms for monthly payrun
Ongoing
  • Processing T3 contract and permanent appointments
09h00 - 10h00
  • UCT Retirement Fund (UCTRF) - as it relates to HR Admin
RP (Rm 117)
11h30 - 12h00
  • HR Communication Session
DvE (Senate Rm)
Friday 4 July
Ongoing
  • Processing T3 contract and permanent appointments
09h00 - 09h30
  • Loans, leave without pay - as it relates to HR Admin
TR (Rm 122)
09h30 - 10h00
  • Car scheme - as it relates to HR Admin
CR (Rm 120)
10h00 - 11h00
  • Bulk processing, including housing rental, housing bonds, garnishee orders, group personal insurance, parking, staff bodies, etc
NV/LS (Rm 126)


[WEEK 6]
Monday 7 July
Ad hoc (D0) payrun
13h30 - 15h30
  • Introduction to UCT's policy regarding leave
  • Processing Leave forms
NB (Rm 126)
15h30 - 16h30
  • Academic leave
LS (Rm 126)
Tuesday 8 July
11h00 - 12h00
  • Filing and the Registry
DvS (Rm 139)
Still to be arranged
  • Introduction to HR Adviser and HR Officer in relevant 'slice'

Page last updated: 24 January 2011

back to top