Effective management of staff performance is crucial to the success of any business. 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, are important.
There are legal issues involved in dismissing employees because of poor performance or unsatisfactory attendance records. Information about the general legal framework relating to termination of employment and unfair dismissal can be found in Dismissal.