The University will provide all employees and their supervisors with an opportunity to plan, manage, review, recognise and improve individual employee performance. Through performance planning and review employees and supervisors are able to clarify the employee's responsibilities, agree on standards of performance, plan work and development activities and provide feedback. Each employee will have a supervisor who will normally be the head of their work unit. A supervisor is expected to provide leadership and support to employees for whom they are responsible and to monitor their performance. Each employee will participate in a performance review at least once each year. All employees are to have a performance review linked to the University's goals and objectives completed by the end of February each year. Annual reviews will: - Assist employees to be fully aware of their responsibilities and duties and the effect which these have on the University's operations;
- Provide feedback to individual employees on the perceived performance of the responsibilities;
- Provide a basis for further professional development of employees;
- Identify employees whose continued high quality performance should be particularly recognised and rewarded or whose performance is a cause for concern and possible remedial action;
- Provide an opportunity for accelerated or additional incremental progression, or progression through linked classification where applicable.
Review forms are available from the Human Resources to assist in the performance review process. Each form contains the instructions for its completion and distribution. The Reviewing Officer may consult other employees whose judgements they believe may be helpful in completing the review report. The employee is encouraged to provide relevant information on their performance and take an active role in appraisal and planning. The nominated Reviewing Officer will interview the employee who is the subject of the annual review and discuss past performance and future goal setting and development plans. |