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In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented the first seven of our 10 flaws that may afflict a typical performance management system; today, the final three pitfalls to avoid while you’re assessing employees during appraisals.
Many organizations will most likely say they utilize a performance management system but far fewer will admit that it’s not actually achieving its original goals. Namely, performance management systems often fail in motivating better employee performance!
Yesterday’s Advisor showcased Attorney Susan Fentin’s 10 most common mistakes in documentation. Today, she offers the five qualities that fact finders (including judges and juries) look for in documentation.
We live in a litigious society, says Attorney Susan Fentin, and employees who feel they haven’t been treated fairly will look around for a reason to file a lawsuit. People are bitter, they want to get back, and it’s not that hard to do.
What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and are you in compliance?
In yesterday’s Advisor, Attorney Susan G. Fentin demonstrated how to make appraisals work for you (and not against you in court). Today, we present Fentin’s top 10 mistakes employers make when documenting employee performance.
Performance reviews can either hurt or help, says Attorney Susan G. Fentin. If an employee is fired for poor performance, but his or her appraisal was good, the appraisal can show pretext. However, when a poor appraisal is followed by a lack of improvement by the employee, your appraisal can demonstrate a legitimate (and nondiscriminatory) […]
In a recent article, we discussed the fact that employers need to be careful to avoid being overly restrictive in their social media policies, since restricting what employees can say online might constitute interference with an employee’s right to concerted activity under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Social media is a part of everyday life for millions of people, and organizations have found that it has infiltrated working life. Employers are learning they need to manage the impact social media has on the workplace, both the positive and the negative. For example:
>In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented results from our 2014 Termination and Exit Interviews Survey. Today, more findings from this study, including best practices and methods regarding severance pay.