performance management system

1. performance management system
2. What might be the main reasons that the performance management system is not being fully utilized?
3. The main reason why the performance management systems do not get fully utilized is due to the lack of interactive linkages between the performance management systems and other human resource systems.
4. Why is the participation rate for stage 1 reasonably high, but so low for stage 2 and 3?
5. Employees rel on appraisals since they do not get daily allowances; stage two and three require mid-year reviews and final evaluations from the managers. These managers, most of who are engineers, always give complains of being too busy to carry out the appraisal while others also share the lack of importance and interest in participating in the process. They are seen as bureaucratic impositions that offer little value for the managers.
7. What are some of the possible negative consequences for the company if the performance management system continues to be ignored by so many managers?
8. The ignorance of the management systems by most of the managers will result in negative consequences within the company. One of them being the profile of the company due to not following the processes in the management system will reduce. Further, the lack of cooperation among the managers will cause disorganization of the company. If the managers fail to follow the process, they will create a culture of disobedience among its employees.

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9. How might the performance management systems connect with other HR functions?

The performance management systems can be integrated to carry out human resource functions to give the performance metrics such as, Training and development, Labour Law compliance, employer-employee relations, and maintaining a safe environment.

2. What specific actions should David include in his strategy?

Davids’s strategy should include actions that ensure the success of his approach, such as prioritize the importance of the system in the company, he should ensure that every employee and managers have the right skills and knowledge to be able to use the management systems. This would involve sending them to seminars and workshops for using management systems or rather organize a workshop within the company where everyone is educated about the use of the system. It would also be essential to ensure regardless of the managerial positions held, and all managers should respect the processes set, whether they see its importance or not, but instead chose to recognize the companies laws and procedures. Those who do not follow the processes should be held accountable and face the consequences.

1. Whose support will David need to make any changes stick?
2. David will need the help of the owners of the company, the board of directors, and senior managers who will instruct the other managers to follow the proposed guidelines.

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1. What might be some of the reasons for the employee’s continued poor performance?
2. The poor employee’s performance may result from the environment in which he operates. His poor performance can be pointed out lack of Training to the employee from the company. Also, the employee may be producing low quality work due to lack of regular appraisal from the company to motivate him, regardless of being in the company for less than a year. The continued poor performance may also due to the employee not being alerted that he might lose the job in case of continued poor performance.
3. Could David have done more to improve the employee’s performance? If so, what?
4. David being the production manager, could have improved the employee’s performance in the following ways. First, he should appraise all of the employees on a monthly or progress basis to give them the motivation to produce quality work. He should also organize further Training for all employees to polish their skills and should also maintain a close relationship with the employees to alert them of the viability of their work based on the quality of their work.
5. If you were the employee or the employee’s union representative, would you think that you had been treated relatively if terminated?
6. Not at all.
7. If the employee or the Union were to challenge the decision to terminate, is it likely to withstand legal scrutiny? If yes, why? If not, why not?
8. The Union would not withstand the legal scrutiny. The company has its set standards under which each employee is expected to meet. If the employees do not meet these requirements, the company may choose to fire them.