Effective Performance Management | WorkNest Webinar

Addressing poor performance can feel challenging, but avoiding it often leads to bigger issues – from reduced team performance to increased legal risk. 

With major reforms under the Employment Rights Act 2025 and anticipated changes to unfair dismissal rules, employers face increased scrutiny over how they manage performance. Processes that were once considered sufficient may no longer stand up to challenge.

In this session, our experts will guide you through a clear, compliant approach to performance management, helping you support your people while protecting your business.

Hosted by Senior HR Consultant Wendy Lockhart and Employment Law Adviser Akinola Olayinka, this free 60-minute session will cover:

• How the ERA impacts your performance management processes – and what you need to do to ensure compliance
• The role of performance reviews and probationary periods in reducing long-term risk
• How to conduct structured, effective appraisals that stand up to scrutiny
• The key differences between performance and conduct issues – and why getting this wrong can be costly
• How to follow a fair and defensible performance management process
• Practical ways to address historic or ongoing underperformance
• Why redundancy is not a solution to poor performance – and what to do instead
• How to reduce risk when dismissing underperforming employees, including where disability may be a factor

Join WorkNest’s Employment Law experts for a practical session on how to manage performance issues fairly and effectively, while ensuring your approach remains compliant in an evolving legal landscape.