Performance Management

Giving Employee feedback – Navigating a difficult conversation Providing employee feedback is an important part of the employment relationship and supports your employee to do their best to thrive in their role. Providing negative feedback is never easy. Tips to navigate negative feedback conversations: Address issues promptly. Providing timely feedback ensures it is relevant and

Performance Management – Fact or Myth? Managing performance of employees can be difficult, however providing feedback and support provides an environment for the employee to learn, develop and thrive. Often what we hear from our clients is they struggle to understand the truth about performance management and what options they have in managing the performance

What are KPI’s Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) are a quantifiable measurement that reflect the critical success factors of a business and provide a metric that reflects how well employees, and the business overall, are achieving their stated goals and objectives. Why have KPI’s? KPI’s provide a valuable means for businesses to monitor and track actual

In providing support and assistance to our clients, we commonly find that although employers are familiar with the term ‘probation period’, there is less awareness of the Fair Work Minimum Employment Period, what it is and how the two periods differ. In this article, we provide clarification regarding the two terms and how they operate in practice, particularly

To ensure that due process and procedural fairness is applied, an employee should be permitted to bring a support person with them when attending a formal meeting that relates to their employment. Such meetings where a support person may be present include performance, disciplinary, and termination meetings, as well as meetings held in relation to

When engaging a new employee, it is common for an initial probation period to be included in the employment agreement. The probationary period forms an important part of the recruitment and onboarding process as it provides an opportunity: ·       for both the employee and employer to assess the employee’s suitability for the role and fit within the

Performance reviews can be defined as the process of: ·       identifying, ·       evaluating and ·       developing the work performance of an employee to help achieve the goals and objectives of the organisation. Performance appraisals further provide an employee with recognition, feedback, career guidance and development opportunities. The performance review process involves a manager meeting with their direct reports on