Some supervisors don't approach their employee about their performance problems until they think it is time for discipline. Communication and feedback are essential to effective supervision. The Department of Human Resources provides coaching in these important skills. Call Buddy Berry at 4984. There are a variety of policy and procedure resources available for handling employee matters.
Most departments have internal policy and procedure manuals.
The Wright Way Policy manual is distributed to departments and contains many university policies and procedures. The section designated Personnel provides some employment information. There are handbooks distributed to faculty, classified and unclassified staff which also contain helpful information. However, all employee issues are not necessarily covered by policies and procedures. The Department of Human Resources is a resource for you when handling employee matters.