Sessions

Workplace Application: Learn why documenting performance is critical and what you can do to avoid the common flaws during your documentation process.

When it comes to discrimination, retaliation and other wrongful discharge claims, legal liability often turns on the documentation. But it’s not enough simply to tell managers to “document, document, document.” Poor documentation is as dangerous as no documentation. The key is not only what you say, but also how and when you say it. This session focuses on the legal and HR issues implicated in disciplinary documentation. In particular, we will focus on the most common flaws of disciplinary documentation. These kinds of flaws are common to performance appraisals, so documenting performance will provide value with regard to the performance appraisal process.