Michelle is a Partner, practising as part of RDJ’s Employment law team. She has wide ranging experience advising on all aspects of employment law. Michelle also has built specialist expertise in Data Protection and Privacy issues and is a member of RDJ’s Cyber and Data Protection Team.
I have a number of employees who are not meeting expectations in terms of performance. How do I handle it?
Michelle Ryan writes:
In this email we will take a closer look at some practical advice on performance management.
The recent decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in Rachel Berthold v Google Ireland Limited (UD2147/2011) which saw €110,000 awarded to the claimant for unfair dismissal, places the spotlight back on performance related dismissals and more particularly, emphasises the high level of legal liability which can be incurred from improper performance management. In this email, we will set out some recommended steps in order to enhance the defence of performance management process.
In dismissing an employee on the grounds of performance,
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