Slaughter and May has overhauled
its associate appraisal system, with performance scores dropped in favour of more ongoing feedback and mentoring by dedicated «continuity» partners.
Not exact matches
The primary responsibilities
associated with human resource management include: job analysis and staffing, organization and utilization of work force, measurement and
appraisal of work force performance, implementation of reward
systems for employees, professional development of workers, and maintenance of work force.
The intervention, which couples feedback to personalised action planning, could be included in infection control teams» audit and
appraisal systems in order to reduce the burden of healthcare
associated infection on hospital wards.
Freshfields certainly didn't rush its move though, first announcing plans to change its
associate career ladder and
appraisal system so that they were based around «milestones» rather than PQE in 2009, and only starting to appraise
associates on the
system in 2011, with pay moving to the new
system in 2012.
The firm is currently consulting with partners and
associates on potential changes to its current
appraisal system, in conjunction with external consultants.
Speaking with Hays, Charmi Patel,
Associate Professor in International Human Resource Management at Henley Business School, told us that «there has been a massive change from traditional performance
appraisal systems to new strategic performance management.»