Performance Management & Employee Involvement FAQs
Federal employee appraisal regulations state that the Office of Personnel
Management highly encourages employee involvement in developing appraisal
programs, awards programs, and employee performance plans. Some frequently
asked questions about employee involvement in regards to appraisal and
awards include:
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Does an agency have to
involve its employees in developing appraisal programs, award programs,
and employee performance plans? |
Of course, an agency must meet its collective
bargaining obligations under the Federal Service Labor-Management
Relations Statute. Thinking beyond those legal obligations, however,
research and experience in performance management have confirmed that
employee involvement is an important determinant of whether specific
performance management methods, procedures, and requirements will
be accepted and work successfully to support performance improvement.
Therefore, besides the need to meet collective bargaining obligations,
agencies will handicap themselves if they do not involve their employees
in the development and implementation of their performance management
programs. The Office of Personnel Management is determined to convey
to agencies the need for employee involvement in the strongest way
permissible within legal authorities. That involvement should normally
be via existing partnerships. |
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Can agencies involve representatives
of professional and management associations in developing programs? |
Yes. The Office of Personnel Management
strongly encourages agencies to involve all employees, including managers
and supervisors. Part 251 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations,
provides a framework for consulting and communicating with non-labor
organizations representing Federal employees and with other organizations
on matters related to agency operations and personnel management. |
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What is meant by "employee
involvement" in an agency without a union? |
To involve employees in the design and
implementation of the agency system and programs when there is no
union, an agency will need to use other means of employee participation.
Including employees on design teams and gathering input from surveys
or focus groups are examples of such other means of employee involvement. |
Frequently Asked Questions