Objectives Of Performance Appraisal

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1. INTRODUCTION
Performance appraisal is the process by which a manager examines and evaluates an employee's work behaviour by comparing it with set standards, documents the results and uses the results to provide feedback to the employee to show where improvements are needed and why. Performance appraisal is also employed to determine who needs what training, and who will be promoted, demoted, retained, or fired. ( http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/performance-appraisal.htmlJuly 21, 2016)

Companies use performance reviews to evaluate and assess the performance of individual employees on the job. Performance appraisals are typically used to evaluate each employee's job growth and to set goals for the next appraisal period. To …show more content…

For an appraisal to be productive the appraiser should be clear on what he or she is assessing and why they are assessing since this area is complex. Therefore the objective(s) of a performance appraisal needs to be clearly defined to the appraiser. W. David Rees: 1988

Performance appraisals can be used to chart progress. Comparing performance appraisals from one benchmark period to another to provide both the company and the employee with measurable marks of improvement, lack of improvement or regression in job performance areas. It is important to offer improvement opportunities, such as training seminars, mentorships or classes to employees desiring to improve their performance appraisals.

Staff performance reviews help to recognise and value team members, clarify their roles and identify training and development needs. Performance reviews also help to create a culture of open communication in business. A manager can use performance reviews to find out if staff members are meeting the expectations of their job descriptions and reward staff for bringing value to your organisation. Workplace relationships normally prosper in a culture that recognises achievement and values accountability, use review processes to evaluate performance address inferior performance and reward …show more content…

There are neither reward/incentives nor punitive measures attached to this new appraisal system. The forms used on the RBM appraisal system was issued by government through the Office of the President and Cabinet who are responsible for monitoring the programme. The form is uniform throughout the civil service at different levels of the employees. Some elements which are assessed on the form includes quantity, quality, timely of work and the budget. RBM performance appraisal form section 2: performance plan & assessment output performance. Some employees have no control of the budget utilization but they are still appraised on the budget which they have no control over. The staff performance appraisal criteria are not clear in terms of the output performance at different levels hence managers apply them

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