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10.1 Frequently Asked Questions

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10 What can I do if I disagree with my Line Manager's appraisal of my performance?

T h e a p p r a i s a l i s t h e l i n e m a n a g e r ' s a s s e s s m e n t o f t h e p r i o r y e a r ' s p e r f o r m a n c e ; i t i s a s n a p s h o t i n t i m e .
Y o u m a y w r i t e c o m m e n t s o n t h e f o r m ( f i n a l s u m m a r y s h e e t ) . Y o u r s i g n a t u r e d o e s n o t i n d i c a t e
a g r e e m e n t o r d i s a g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e a p p r a i s a l ; s i m p l y t h a t t h e a p p r a i s a l h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e d a n d
d i s c u s s e d w i t h y o u . D i s a g r e e m e n t a n d / o r d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n w i t h y o u r m a n a g e r ' s a p p r a i s a l s h o u l d b e
a d d r e s s e d v i a t h e C o m p a n y ' s G r i e v a n c e P o l i c y a n d P r o c e d u r e a f t e r d i s c u s s i n g a n d t r y i n g t o r e s o l v e w i t h
t h e l i n e m a n a g e r ' s o n e - u p m a n a g e r .

11 If career development is part of the process but there is no training budget, what options
are available?

T h e R i g h t t o C a r e T r a i n i n g D e p a r t m e n t c a n d e s i g n , a t t h e r e l e v a n t d e p a r t m e n t ' s r e q u e s t , s p e c i f i c
t r a i n i n g a s n e e d e d .

12 Who can help me if I have questions?

Y o u m a y c o n t a c t y o u r l i n e m a n a g e r , H R B u s i n e s s P a r t n e r o r t h e T r a i n i n g D e p a r t m e n t f o r a s s i s t a n c e . Y o u
a r e a l s o w e l c o m e t o c h e c k t h e E P M D S P o r t a l o n t h e C o m p a n y ' s G r o u p I n t r a n e t f o r l e a r n i n g r e s o u r c e s ,
h e l p a n d s u p p o r t . P l e a e a c q u a i n t y o u r s e l f w i t h t h e t r a i n i n g m a n u a l a n d r e s o u r c e s p r i o r t o e s c a l a t i n g
a n y q u e r i e s , a s t h e s e l e a r n i n g r e s o u r c e s a r e c o m p r e h e n s i v e a n d w i l l m o s t l i k e l y a n s w e r t h e y q u e s t i o n s
t h a t y o u m a y h a v e .

13 How much time should be allocated for the final review meeting?

A n a p p r o p r i a t e a m o u n t o f t i m e - a m i n i m u m o f a t l e a s t o n e h o u r - s h o u l d b e a l l o c a t e d f o r t h e m e e t i n g
a n d d i s c u s s i o n . T h e m e e t i n g s h o u l d g i v e b o t h t h e m a n a g e r a n d t h e e m p l o y e e t i m e t o d i s c u s s
e x p e c t a t i o n s , p e r f o r m a n c e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s . H o w e v e r , s o m e d i s c u s s i o n s m a y b e b r i e f ,
p a r t i c u l a r l y i f p e r f o r m a n c e d i s c u s s i o n i s a r e g u l a r p a r t o f t h e m a n a g e r - e m p l o y e e r e l a t i o n s h i p .

14 How much time should managers give their employees to complete their self-assessment
before scheduleing the performance discussion?

W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t m a n a g e r s s h o u l d g i v e e m p l o y e e s a m i n i m u m o f o n e w e e k t o r e v i e w t h e
c o m p l e t e d f o r m .

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