Employee performance evaluation programs provide employers with a way to measure, maintain, and improve job performance. Most formal appraisal programs focus on the 6-month or yearly review. Whatever process an employer establishes, it must be uniformly and equally applied. Ignoring the company's policies and procedures could lead to lawsuits ranging from discrimination claims to alleging that an appraisal program created an employment "contract." Although employers are not required to have written records of merit or salary reviews, records of wage decisions are essential if an employer has to defend itself against charges of discrimination in pay practices.
7 Ways to Head Off Performance Issues
All leaders are familiar with employees who exhibit "below standard" performance. And here's the thing: these people aren't terrible employees; they're just not doing what they should be doing. You're not ready to fire them--not yet, anyway--but if you don't do something, their performance issues are sure to escalate until they become full-blown problem employees.
Savoring the Sweet Taste of Success with Automated Appraisals
Lack of uniformity, inefficiencies, and difficulty tracking progress of employee reviews were among the challenges that the HR department at Jelly Belly Candy Company faced--until it implemented a new automated appraisal system.
B&H to Pay $4.3M to Settle Suit Alleging Pay Bias Against Latinos
B&H Foto and Electronics Corp. has agreed to pay $4.3 million to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint alleging the company violated federal law by discriminating against Hispanic workers.
How to Use Reviews to Motivate Employees and Unleash Performance
Performance reviews are as constant as "death and taxes," Stephen Parker, senior vice president for BlessingWhite, Inc. told attendees at NY HR Week on April 18. But Parker said that there really is a purpose to the madness--it's to "unleash performance" and "fuel employees with motivation."
Performance evaluation programs
Performance evaluation systems come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and are identified by an equally wide variety of labels. This White Paper describes some common best practices in performance evaluations.
