Question

Three federal non-discrimination laws that you believe that your supervisors and managers do not adequately understand in relation to your performance appraisal practices and what changes you might introduce in your communications leading into the appraisal process.

Answer 1

The federal non-discrimination laws that my supervisors and managers do not understand in relation to my performance appraisal practices are equal pay act, age discrimination act and civil rights act. Equal pay act is where the employer should be paying and giving performance appraisals to all employees based on their performance and not discriminating them based on their gender. Age discrimination act is where the employees should not be discriminated based on their age, giving more opportunities and better rights to young employees considering them to be an asset for the company in the long term. And civil rights act is where the discrimination is made based on the race of the employees and preference for benefits and appraisals are given to locally based employees than to those who have their origins based elsewhere.

The changes I would bring in my communications leading to the appraisal process are that I will improve my communication frequency with my manager. I will be more expressive and show him my work more often so he is aware of my capabilities and achievements. I will also be open to asking him issues where I have doubts and seek his guidance on performing tasks with higher difficulty levels. I will also give my opinions and feedback on issues discussed in meetings so that the manager sees that I will be involved and capable of giving my input in the decisions and operations. I will make a healthy and friendly relationship with my manager instead of keeping it strictly formal. This will help in a better work environment and increase efficiency at work.