If you’re in a management position and have direct reports, writing employee appraisals is an essential component of your job. But this process doesn’t have...
If you're relying solely on your memory to evaluate employee performance, you're making appraisals far more difficult than necessary. That's why it's best to institute a...
Many company leaders are looking at work/life flexibility to help employees manage their workloads, their time and their personal commitments without burning out....
Sometimes employees will suddenly request FMLA leave when they know they face termination because they’re not meeting their performance goals. They think no one...
Doing weekly status reports for your boss is a good idea for four reasons: It forces you to think about what you accomplished; allows you to toot your horn regularly;...
Anything less than a completely honest performance appraisal will only cheat the employee out of personal development, plus it could set the stage for a...
Say you manage Kevin, a 55-year-old employee whose productivity drops over the year. Instead of citing specific, measurable examples of this decline in his performance...
It happens to every manager: You sit down to prepare a staff member's review and realize you can remember only what the person has done the past few weeks. Supervisors...
White Paper published by The HR Specialist, copyright 2009 ____________________ It happens to every manager: You sit down to prepare a staff member’s review and...
Good news for managers and supervisors: Giving an employee a poor performance review and then placing the employee on an improvement plan isn’t an adverse...
It seems inevitable. Anytime you award variable bonuses to some employees, there’s apt to be some grumbling from those who got less or nothing at all. But if you...
Q. When making demotion decisions—especially those involving employees in protected classes—what factors should an employer take into consideration to avoid...
Performance evaluations are important tools to help employers gauge whether employees are performing at expected levels. They can help organizations spot talent and...
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier to charge retaliation for complaining about alleged discrimination, the courts have been flooded with new cases probing...
