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Your business is driven by your employees, so you need to maximise their achievement. Employee performance management process starts during the probationary period. At this point, your new hire should prove that they are the right person for the job. After a thorough induction, regular meetings and performance appraisals allow you to assess their effectiveness and address any issues early on.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re not sure where to start, we can steer you in the right direction. We\u2019ll advise you on inductions and design your employee performance management process to set you off on the right foot. We\u2019ll ensure your processes are legally compliant, and we can be by your side if poor performance leads to difficult conversations or dismissal.<\/p>\n
Outsourcing employee performance management to us will ensure that staff appraisals and reviews are regularly carried out to the highest standards. This gives you more time to focus on your core business objectives.<\/p>\n
A staff appraisal is a meeting between you and your employees. This is a two-way process that formally records an employee\u2019s performance over a set period, usually six months or a year. Ideally it will be a summary of your 1 2 1 meetings during that period. Typically, a performance appraisal will include details of how your employee can continue their good performance, as well as feedback to help improve their performance if needed. It is their opportunity to tell you how they believe they have been supported and encouraged along the way. There should be no surprises.<\/p>\n
Performance management is incredibly important for both you and your employees. As well as being a determining factor in an employee\u2019s wage increase and promotion, it is also beneficial in evaluating how they have performed as well as to understand their hopes and ambitions for the future.<\/p>\n
When planned and executed correctly, staff appraisals can identify an employee’s strengths and weaknesses, improving their personal growth as they enhance the good and improve the bad.<\/p>\n
Measuring an employee\u2019s performance can do wonders for their morale and motivation, too. Appraisals allow you to identify \u2014 and then reward \u2014 employees who are working hard and performing well. This recognition can give employees a sense of appreciation and significance that can boost performance. Objective review also avoids claims of favouritism<\/p>\n
The great thing about performance appraisals is that while they are focused on your employee\u2019s performance and growth, they also highlight areas for improvement within your business. Gathering feedback during appraisals can be hugely beneficial to creating a more efficient and profitable business. Plus, they can help surface and resolve any issues, or highlight training needs, before bigger problems arise.<\/p>\n
An appraisal is a dialogue and the feedback you give should be fair and constructive in order to boost employee productivity.<\/p>\n
At times it can be tricky to have difficult conversations in this way, so it pays to consult external support, like The HR Dept, to help you with your performance appraisal process.<\/p>\n
Some businesses find it hard to manage their performance appraisal process. If it\u2019s not finding the time to plan and carry out appraisals, it\u2019s knowing what to say and how to deliver the feedback in the best way. That\u2019s where we come in.<\/p>\n
Our experts will help you implement a professional appraisal process that is well-thought-out and legally compliant. It starts with getting to know you, your business and its employees. We will review your current process and get a detailed picture of how you operate. From here, we\u2019ll offer sensible advice that is completely tailored to your business, enabling you to create an appraisal process that helps you and your employees grow and succeed.<\/p>\n
As well as creating tailor-made procedures for your company, The HR Dept can run training programmes for managers and staff. This will ensure both parties get the maximum benefit from the performance management process.<\/p>\n
If you want us to handle your performance appraisals to ensure your business continues to operate most efficiently and effectively, give us a call or drop us an email and one of our friendly HR experts will talk you through the first steps. <\/p>\n