Acas gives performance management advice

Getting a performance management and appraisal process wrong can lead to a “less engaged and committed workforce” which in turn could reduce productivity, the advisory service Acas warns.

Poor performance can lead to stress, conflict in the workplace and potentially an increase in disciplinary hearings. Its guidance to employers on this issue says that getting performance management right can mean that employees are more engaged in their work and clearer about their objective.

But it also acknowledges that while in some organisations employees’ performance is linked to pay or rewards, other organisations “consider that a link to pay can adversely affect the way that performance is managed”.

This guide sets out the various elements of the performance management cycle and also examines some of the pitfalls that may arise and how to deal with them.

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