Dear Ranjita,
The Joining Kit should include following items
1) New Employee Box wrapped in a Gift Pack.With Company logo & Line saying Kick start your Great Career with us - from HR Dept.
2) Pack should contain Pen,Pencil,eraser,pencil sharpner,Calculator,Note book,Note pad,Post-it yellow stickers,Scissor,Paper Knife,Cello tape with stand,In & Out Trays,etc.
3) Intercom & Phone connections should be in proper place.Internal Telephone extension & branches telephone no's with important persons names & their no's list is to be kept ready.
4) The person where he would be sitting, make sure the Table is clean,the drawers are clean & are functioning smoothly.The chairs are not making noise.Extra Note pads to be kept in drawers,Keys of the drawers are kept handy.Tell the Pantry people to keep a bottle of fresh & cool water with glass ready at the table.
5) We also keep company VMV Statement in Plastic stand on the new incubments table.
If the person is in middle & senior category make sure that 50 Visiting cards are kept ready in his Joining Kit. I have introduced this system & it is doing wonders with new employees.
You can give HR Manual,Induction kits later on when the actual Orientition starts. But firstly the good impression should be created in the mind of new employee that this company cares for all the basic needs of the employees.
I hope this will help you.
Regards,
Ashish