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Preparing the PIP

Understand how to prepare a Performance Improvement Plan by outlining job expectations, providing evidence of performance issues, setting achievable goals, and considering support options. This lesson guides you through creating fair and clear PIPs to help employees improve within a reasonable timeframe.

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Guidelines to prepare the PIP

If you think that it’s time to intervene with a PIP, make sure that you talk to your HR team and your manager before going any further. They will have invaluable advice. Assuming that a PIP is a solution that they suggest, then you’ll need to do the following:

  • Outline the employee’s current job description for clarity.

  • Consider the performance or behavioral issue that you are seeing. You should provide evidence that backs up your claims, referring to ...