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Effective management of staff performance is crucial to the success of any business. This section of the Guide deals with the principles of law and good practice in this area, focusing in particular on handling performance appraisal and capability issues and the management of absence, including sickness absence.
In some cases, employees will be dismissed because of poor performance or unsatisfactory attendance records. This section summarises the legal issues involved in dismissing employees for these reasons. The general legal framework relating to termination of employment and unfair dismissal is covered elsewhere in this Guide (terminating employment), (unfair dismissal ).