Managing Your Workforce
Management of an employee’s performance includes reviewing performance, attendance, and disciplinary issues.
These activities should ensure that goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner as
well as being documented and agreed to by both management and the employee.
Performance-Review
Attendance
Disciplinary
Managing employee performance every day is the key to an effective performance management system. Setting goals, making sure your
expectations are clear, measuring progress, and providing frequent feedback help people perform most effectively. Being prepared
for and successfully holding a performance review can greatly improve your employee’s performance, attitude, and support of the
organization.
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Make sure an updated Job Description is on file for each employee.
Create a Performance Review to track employee contributions, strengths and areas for improvement.
Train managers on how to Conduct Performance Review.
meetings and complete Performance Review forms.
Review handbook to reflect current Performance Review procedures.
Schedule individual Performance Review meetings with employees.
Store each Performance Review in the employee's HR file.
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Attendance is an important part of employee management. It can produce positive results or it can wreak havoc in the workplace.
When attendance is undisciplined it breaks down communication, creates tension, and reduces productivity. Handling employee
attendance problems properly will help you avoid these issues and lead your team effectively. A good rule of thumb is first
offense is a verbal warning, second offense should be written including a statement that continued occurrences could be cause
for termination.
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Set Clear Expectations about your attendance policy.
Enforce the Rules that you have set for employee attendance.
Talk to employees immediately, when they begin to show signs of attendance problems.
Explain the problem to the employee in detail.
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When faced with unsatisfactory employee performance problems, a manager needs a discipline system to respond appropriately and effectively.
In addressing employee performance issues and establishing specific expectations, progressive discipline – the gradual escalation of
Responses
to specific unresolved performance or conduct problems in conjunction with
Documentation
– is a practical tool to help managers bring employees back up to speed.
Please refer to our
"Progressive Discipline System" for more detailed information.
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Gather actual evidence prior to deciding how to address an issue.
Determine the Degree of disciplinary action required.
Prepare for the employee meeting.
Verbal Warning with a note in the employee's HR file.
Written Warning
with copies sent to the employee and entered in the employee's HR file.
Determine if employee should be terminated, or not.
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