Performance Planning - Elements
Questions and answers
Non-critical elements are not required but, if used, they must be expressed as elemenst and standards, be included in the employee's performance plan, and be used in assigning a summary level for the rating of record. However, non-critical elements cannot be used as a basis for taking a performance-based action. Other features of non-critical elements:
- they cannot be used in two-level appraisal programs (i.e., pass/fail)
- they can be given more weight than critical elements when assigning a summary level above "Unacceptable" (Level 1)
- they must have a performance standard written for at least one level, the written standard need not describe the "Fully Successful" or equivalent level