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. |
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