It should be your accurate appraisal of the employee's performance. The performance evaluation provides the basis for awarding permanent status or implementing rejection. It provides the basis for disciplinary actions or dismissals and is also necessary to justify or deny merit salary increases. If the rating is positive, it gives the deserved recognition. If the rating is negative, it should be substantiated in writing.
Performance evaluations provide a permanent written record of performance.
The performance evaluation can also serve to improve employee-supervisor communications and may be used as a supervisory tool which will help supervisors evaluate their recruiting and training techniques. A performance evaluation, for the purpose of this program, is defined as a periodic evaluation of an employee's performance of assigned duties and responsibilities. The employee should be rated based primarily on the requirements of the position , and not on a comparison of other employees. The basis for evaluation is defined as the performance which may be expected of a qualified, competent and acceptable employee after a reasonable period of training. Upon attainment of permanent status, yearly evaluations are required thereafter.