PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS AND STANDARDS Clause Samples

PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS AND STANDARDS. 1) Employees will continue to operate under their existing elements and standards until such time that the Department issues updated priorities and objectives for the next fiscal year. Performance plans will be issued no later than thirty (30) calendar days from when the priorities and objectives are issued for the next fiscal year. The final authority for establishing elements and standards rests with the Employer. The Employer shall determine if performance standards should be comparable for subordinates with the same position, title, series, grade, and duties within a unit. Performance elements and standards will be based on work assignments and responsibilities of the employee’s position. Each employee will have at least three (3) critical elements, but no more than five (5). The rating official should strive to describe performance standards in words and phrases that denote objectively verifiable qualities of the work performed. 2) An employee will have ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of the proposed elements and standards, including any performance elements and standards which have been carried over from the employee's previous performance plan, to submit oral and/or written comments on these elements and standards to their supervisor. The employee may seek the assistance of a Union representative in preparing their comments. Employees will be given a reasonable amount of work time to prepare any comments. 3) The Employer will clearly define performance required for the employee to meet the level required to maintain “Fully Successful” for all elements of employee’s performance plan. 4) Employees must be involved in the review and development of performance elements and standards. Employees can propose substantive projects and/or outcomes, however, the supervisor has the final authority to approve, disapprove, or alter the employee’s performance element(s). 5) After consideration of any employee input, performance elements and standards shall be communicated in writing and discussed with each employee prior to the beginning of the rating period, if possible, and whenever elements and/or standards change. The performance plan will be signed/acknowledged and dated by the rating official and the employee. a) By signing/acknowledging, the employee signifies only receipt of the plan, not necessarily agreement. If an employee has an objection to the final elements or standards, they may note the objections in writing and attach them to the officia...