EFFECT OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL ON EMPLOYEE’S MORALS

EFFECT OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL ON EMPLOYEE’S MORALS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Performance Appraisal is the process of approving staff performance against previously agreed standard and targets. It is based on guidelines given to employees lay the management of what is expected of them in terms of organizational objectives. The frequent evaluation of employee by the organization is important not only to the growth of the employee too. An organization must know who are not outstanding workers who need additional training and who are not contributing to the efficiency of a welfare of the organization. All levels of employment, personal decisions relating to promoting, retaining or racking workers are made on daily basis and its solely based on ability of the employees. The quality of a worker’s performance on the job must be assessed in some way and assessment will be for and useful if based on objectives and systematic criteria. These criteria must involve factors relevant to the person’s ability to perform the job. To carry aid performance appraisal, there are two approaches to adopt. These are open reporting system, and other confidential system.

Performance Appraisal is any personnel decision that affects the status of employees regarding retention, termination, promotion, demotion, transfer, salary increases or decreases, or admission into a training program It is a structured formal interaction between a subordinate and supervisor, that usually takes the form of a periodic interview (annual or semi-annual), in which the work performance of the subordinate is examined and discussed, (Bach, 2005).