Access
Once the objectives have been set, it is up to your line manager to set the form on to the signature stage
No, only the direct line manager will have access to the evaluation forms. However, we encourage you to liaise with the line manager either to participate in the evaluation or to provide feedback before the session.
No, in order to comply with data protection laws (RS 172.220.113.42). However, you will have access to an overview of your teams through reports.
Data Confidentiality
Yes, if you change line manager, your new line manager will be able to review your latest evaluations, with a record of up to 5 years back, provided that performance reviews have taken place and been documented.
Your direct line manager (your N+1) and your dedicated HR team (HR Manager, HR Generalist, and HR Assistant) have access to your form.
No, but your N+2 can obtain a report on the entire process for their teams.
Management
If you disagree with your evaluation, we encourage you to engage in a conversation with your line manager to understand expectations or areas for improvement. Please note that signing the form does not signify your agreement but indicates that you have acknowledged the evaluation.
We encourage an ongoing dialogue between employees and their line managers. Feel free to contact your line manager to schedule a meeting.
Multiple Attachments/ Affiliations
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Performance and development reviews are important as they help clarify objectives, discuss them and evaluate their completion. They also allow you to define a development plan, provide feedback to your supervisor, and express any potential mobility desires.
We invite you to learn how by the following these e-learning: Training resources available
The probation period completion form will be digitalized shortly. We will keep you informed. A goal-setting form will be generated automatically 90 days after your employee’s arrival.
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Process Launch
The digitalized process starts in 2024, the 2023 objectives have not been transferred to the platform. If you wish to assess the achievement of your 2023 objectives in the new digital form, you will need to enter the 2023 objectives again. Starting in 2024, objectives will be entered via the ‘Goal Setting’ form and will be automatically carried over for evaluation the following year.
If objectives have already been set for the upcoming year, we encourage you to enter them into the goal-setting form for 2024. These will be automatically carried over when the 2024 evaluation form is initiated in January 2025.
Process
Yes, the form is saved automatically (every 30 seconds).
If the form has not been signed yet, it is possible to go back to the previous step.
Yes, we strongly encourage conducting this appraissal as it helps clarify objectives, discuss them and evaluate their completion. They also allow you to define a development plan, provide feedback to your line manager, and express any potential mobility desires.
Apprentices are not included in this first phase of digitalization of the appraisal , objective-setting and development discussion process.