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Performance Appraisal is the systematic evaluation of the performance of employees and to understand the abilities of a person for further growth and development. Performance appraisal is generally done in systematic ways which are as follows:

  1. The supervisors measure the pay of employees and compare it with targets and plans.

  2. The supervisor analyses the factors behind work performances of employees.

  3. The employers are in position to guide the employees for a better performance.

Objectives of Performance Appraisal

Performance Appraisal can be done with following objectives in mind:

  1. To maintain records in order to determine compensation packages, wage structure, salaries raises, etc.

  2. To identify the strengths and weaknesses of employees to place right men on right job.

  3. To maintain and assess the potential in a person for growth and development.

  4. To provide a feedback to employees regarding their performance and related status.

  5. It serves as a basis for influencing working habits of the employees.

  6. To review and retain the promotional and other training programmes.

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Advantages of Performance Appraisal

It is said that performance appraisal is an investment for the company which can be justified by following advantages:

  1. Promotion: Performance Appraisal helps the supervisors to chalk out the promotion programmes for efficient employees. In this regards, inefficient workers can be dismissed or demoted in case.

  2. Compensation: Performance Appraisal helps in chalking out compensation packages for employees. Merit rating is possible through performance appraisal. Performance Appraisal tries to give worth to a performance.

    Compensation packages which includes bonus, high salary rates, extra benefits, allowances and pre-requisites are dependent on performance appraisal. The criteria should be merit rather than seniority.

  3. Employees Development: The systematic procedure of performance appraisal helps the supervisors to frame training policies and programmes.

    It helps to analyse strengths and weaknesses of employees so that new jobs can be designed for efficient employees. It also helps in framing future development programmes.

  4. Selection Validation: Performance Appraisal helps the supervisors to understand the validity and importance of the selection procedure. The supervisors come to know the validity and thereby the strengths and weaknesses of selection procedure. Future changes in selection methods can be made in this regard.

  5. Communication: For an organization, effective communication between employees and employers is very important. Through performance appraisal, communication can be sought for in the following ways:

    1. Through performance appraisal, the employers can understand and accept skills of subordinates.
    2. The subordinates can also understand and create a trust and confidence in superiors.
    3. It also helps in maintaining cordial and congenial labour management relationship.
    4. It develops the spirit of work and boosts the morale of employees.

    All the above factors ensure effective communication.

  6. Motivation: Performance appraisal serves as a motivation tool.

    Through evaluating performance of employees, a person’s efficiency can be determined if the targets are achieved. This very well motivates a person for better job and helps him to improve his performance in the future.

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