On April 15, 2010, Jeffrey Risch and Julie Proscia, Partners in the firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group, will present at the Illinois Bar Association's Human Resources Conference in Bloomington, IL. Their presentation, "Performance Appraisals to Keep Your Best Employees," will cover how to handle employees who are not meeting the expectations of their jobs. Attendees will learn:
- How to notify employees of expected conduct and performance
- Strategies for encouraging employees to improve performance
- Advice on avoiding legal pitfalls when terminating employees who do not improve performance
- Performance Evaluations
- Rationale and Benefits
- Design and Implementation
- Critical Factors to Successful Performance Management
- Formal Performance Review Planning Checklist
- Holding Employees Accountable
- How to coach employee performance
- What makes an effective performance evaluation
- How to create Performance Improvement Plans
- How employers should document disciplinary action
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to possess the necessary strategies for improving employee performance in their organization and managing the legal pitfalls when dealing with performance reviews and terminations.
For additional information and to register, please contact Jeff or Julie.