Common use of Effecting Changes to the Performance Agreement Clause in Contracts

Effecting Changes to the Performance Agreement. The employee and his/her immediate supervisor may agree to alter an existing agreement, or enter into a new one during the performance cycle. This is permissible under the following circumstances: a) if the employee changes jobs during the cycle; b) if the employee is absent from his/her job for a period of three months or more due to maternity, ill health, study, secondment, travel or any other reason that is acceptable. If it is known to the employee that he/she will be absent from his/her job for a longer period during the cycle prior to the signing of the performance agreement, such period of absence should be provided for in the original agreement. Should it be necessary for a new agreement to be signed, such an agreement should take into account the previous work done and new responsibilities to be undertaken if any. A performance agreement without a completed and signed work plan should be regarded as invalid and of no use in the performance management process.