Continuing his series of articles, Martin Nicholson highlights how absence fits in to the Performance Management process.

Continuing his series of articles, Martin Nicholson clarifies where Performance Management is a conduct or capability issue, and why it’s important for managers to understand the distinction.

Continuing his series of articles, Martin Nicholson discusses the benefits of a bonus or commission scheme to link employee performance to company success.

Continuing his series of articles, Martin Nicholson highlights decades-old management philosophies that could hold the key to mitigating the effects of the changes in legislation, along with aligning employee performance with business success.

Leading up to the General Election on 4th July this year, much was made of Labour’s so-called “100 day plan” forming part of their manifesto to kickstart economic growth. They pledged to introduce legislation within 100 days to implement ‘Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering a New Deal for Working People’. There has been much speculation about the detail, but some parts of the Plan are relatively straightforward. Introducing day one basic rights to protection from unfair dismissal will bring Performance Management into sharp focus. Employers will need to be fair and transparent in dealing with employees who are not meeting their standards, so a robust Performance Management process - including recruitment, onboarding and probation - will be key.