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How performance reviews work

Reviews run in three stages: the person reviews their own work, their manager reviews it, and leadership reviews the outcome. Each stage has its own set of fields, and a review is only complete when all applicable stages are done.

Three stages, in order

Self, manager, then leadership. The stages are sequential because each one is meant to respond to the last rather than be written in isolation.

Reviews and pay are separate decisions

For salaried staff a review can inform pay. For contractors, treat the review as a record of work quality and settle earned pay on its agreed terms — see the note on withholding in the payables article.

Related

  • KPIs and weekly scorecards
  • How a crew payable is calculated

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