Dealing consistently and fairly with low performers

Definition of the low performer and role of the job description and requirements profile

• The employer's right to issue instructions.
• Duties of personnel managers.

Orientation and critique meetings with low performers as an important instrument of effective personnel management

• Important rules for conducting discussions and the escalation process.
• Logging of operational results.
• Special features of the appraisal interview and possible countermeasures in the event of a decline in performance.
• Warning and alternative.

The special problem of contra-indicators

Conducting discussions to achieve an amicable separation, conducting the separation meeting in a legally and politically correct manner

• Termination and settlement agreement.
• Termination.

(Change) termination due to persistent deficiencies in performance in the event of failure of reasonable corrective measures and alternatives to be examined in advance

Involvement of the works council

The current case law of the BAG and the higher courts on this topic

Case studies on various standard situations/topics

Questions from the participants