A survey of 1,000 office workers has found that one in three feels workplace appraisals are a waste of time and do not contribute to their personal career development.
According to recruitment firm Badenoch & Clark, appraisals are in danger of becoming “tick-box” exercises that waste time and fail to help employees. More than one-third (37%) of employees spend at least seven hours every year on appraisals, while an unfortunate one in 20 spend 15 hours discussing their performance.
Badenoch & Clark managing director Nicola Linkleter said that the process was often too formal and infrequent: “Many organisations adopt a once-a-year approach towards appraisals, which means the process is scheduled and collation of employee feedback is often carried out through standardised forms or systems.
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“Dedicating time to appraisals is only beneficial for organisations and individuals if they are effective in identifying and developing talent in return.”
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