Appraisal and Workforce Performance Flashcards
What is labour turnover?
no. of employees leaving in a year/no. of employees employed in a year x 100
What is absenteeism?
no. of employees taking unauthorised days off in a year/ total days worked in a year x 100
What is lateness?
no. of late days/total no. of days x 100
How is productivity calculated?
output/employees x 100, output/input x 100
What is appraisal?
Assessing an employee’s performance, seeing if any training is needed
What is 360 appraisal?
Recieving feedback from several people
What is self appraisal?
Self reflection
What is peer appraisal?
Assessed by colleagues
Is it a legal requirement to have an appraisal system?
No
Will an appraisal system always motivate workers?
No, may mean an employee is underperforming, might be demotivating
Benefits of appraisal to employees?
- higher pay
- motivation
- training
- financial assistance for career development
- bonus
Drawbacks of appraisal to employees?
- targets might be unrealistic
- training might not be put in place
- might not be linked to pay or training
- might be more critical than constructive
Benefits of appraisal to employers?
- identify strengths and weaknesses
- gather info for HR planning
- link to TNA
- potential for promotion - no need for external recruitment
- workload can be considered
- motivational tool
- procedural issues identified e.g communication
What are ineffective appraisals?
- lack of commitment
- inconsistent approach
- inadequate time allowed
- failure to respond to employee concerns
- unrealistic targets
- ambiguous language
- wrong staff appraised
- when its invasive more than motivating
