To conduct an appraisal, meet regularly with employees to discuss their performance and devise improvement plans through open-ended questions. Meetings should be held monthly to provide feedback and set goals using active listening skills like asking questions, commenting, and noting body language and responses. The objectives are to improve relationships and performance, but there are no legal requirements for how appraisals are structured.

1. How do I conduct
an appraisal?

2. There are no particular legal
requirements in relation to appraisals
You still have to comply with all the
discrimination requirements

3. Objectives
To improve your working relationship
To discuss improvements and devise an
action plan

4. How Often?
This is up to you
Regularity is the key
30 minutes a month is better than 3 hours a year

5. In The Meeting...
Remember to ask open questions, so that the
employee can explain what has been happening
Ask lots of questions to increase your
understanding
Comment on points that the employee has
raised to show you are interested

6. In The Meeting (cont)
Be aware of their body language as well as
their words
Keep notes on what is said
Make sure that you are paying attention to
what they are saying

7. Questions
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