Performance Improvement Plan (Examples)
Target
area
Detail specific
area where
performance
standards have
not been met
Performance
concern
Detail specific
dates and
examples of where
the standards have
not been met
Expected
standard of
performance
Detail what is expected of
the employee in terms of
their performance i.e. what
does ‘good’ look like
Agreed
improvement
actions
Detail what actions need
to be taken to meet
expected standard of
performance
Support
Detail what has been
agreed in terms of support
required to achieve the
expected standard of
performance
Review Date
Review notes
Detail improvement made and
any future review dates
Date to
achieve
expected
standard
EXAMPLE:
Organisationa
l skills -
difficulty
organising
workload on a
daily basis.
EXAMPLE:
Two deadlines
missed (insert
details) and
complaint
received from
Department X
who did not
receive a
response to an
email sent
twice on (insert
dates).
EXAMPLE:
To effectively
manage workload
on a daily basis,
meet deadlines
efficiently, prioritise
tasks and respond
to emails in a timely
manner.
Measured by
management
observation of
performance of
tasks.
EXAMPLE:
Operate daily ‘To
Do’ check list and a
diary. To respond
to emails received
within 3 working
days.
EXAMPLE:
Training in Outlook
task lists and
calendar.
To work shadow
colleague Y in
prioritising her daily
tasks.
EXAMPLE:
To be reviewed in
4 weeks (insert
date).
EXAMPLE:
Outlook training
completed on (insert
date), daily to do lists
being written.
Responding to emails
faster, but further
improvement needed.
Work shadowing will
continue. Review in 2
weeks.
EXAMPLE:
Standard
expected to be
achieved within
8 weeks (insert
date)
EXAMPLE:
Accuracy – in
research data.
EXAMPLE:
Repeated
inaccuracy of
research data
(insert details)
involving
typing errors
when
transferring
raw data into
reports.
EXAMPLE:
To produce accurate
data and to enable
meaningful analysis
and for research
publications.
EXAMPLE:
Employee to double
check own work
before submission,
Keeping records of
research carried
out to refer to.
Supervisor to also
check data against
records.
EXAMPLE:
Further training in
writing research
papers and handling
complex data. Time
management training.
EXAMPLE:
To be reviewed
during next
research project
(insert date)
EXAMPLE:
Training attended and
applied effectively in day
to day work (give
specific examples).
Accurate data produced
for new research project
enabling meaningful
analysis (insert details).
EXAMPLE:
Standard
expected to be
achieved within
6 months (insert
date)
Employee name
