Deliver better job performance evaluations - and improve your business
by Sue Rees

Whether you are a Human Resource professional, a manager or an employee; the chances are you would like to improve your current job performance evaluation process. And now you can!

Follow these straightforward steps and you will be able to put an effective job performance evaluation process in place. You and your employees will gain real benefits.

Tips & Tactics for Managing Employee Job Performance Evaluations

1. Gather information and others' input as appropriate, for the entire employee review period.
2. Write the review from an objective, balanced perspective.
3. Write an employee performance evaluation from an objective, balanced perspective.
4. Obtain employee input.
5. Provide feedback and coaching.
6. Provide the employee with a copy of the review.

The effort involved will be worthwhile. The number of Employment Tribunal or potential Tribunal claims rose by 25 percent between 2007 and 2008 according to employment mediation body Acas. It said that the rise was partly attributable to equal pay claims, which could be avoided if employers undertake effective job evaluations.

Too often, an employee performance evaluation ranks with dental visits as an unpleasant but necessary annual task. Yet when approached strategically, the employee review process can be painless -- and profitable, once employees understand how their contribution affects the company's vision, values, and bottom line. Putting an effective evaluation system in place can:

• Promote consistent, objective evaluations
• Ensure that you conduct reviews regularly
• Boost employee and manager participation in the review process.

In uncertain economic times, employees will often stay put, even if they are unhappy with their job. This is bad for your business and bad for the individuals. Why not make some simple changes to your job performance evaluation process to make sure that your staff are happy, engaged contributors to your Company's ongoing success?

Sue Rees has been assisting a wide variety of clients and candidates in Oxfordshire for over 12 years. Focusing on Accountancy Sue continues to provide a personal and professional service to both clients and candidates alike. Sue Rees may be contacted at http://www.suerees.co.uk or info@suerees.co.uk