Christine read Lila s message to supervisors which has been misinterpreted by some supervisors. They are asking us to be more flexible, but they are becoming less flexible with us. This has been past practice, but they actually have 8 days. This was negotiated into the last contract. One can be fired for poor performance.
Performance evaluation starts now.
These would be useful during appeals. Yes, but there is a window of time. Also, this will force a quick appeals process. Mary commented further that starting well is important. A good dialogue throughout the year should insure that there aren t any surprises at the end.