Understanding Employee Self Service Performance Appraisals
You can use employee self service (ESS) to manage performance appraisals. When a performance appraisal is due, either a human resources representative or a manager creates an employee performance appraisal and notifies you when it is ready for the review. If the company also uses performance self appraisals, you receive a message indicating that you are required to prepare and submit a performance self appraisal.
A performance self appraisal evaluates the job performance and provides historic examples of activities that you completed. After you submit the self appraisal, the system sends a message to the manager indicating that the appraisal is ready for review. If you need to make additional changes to the self appraisal after you submit it, their manager can reset the appraisal status so that you can enter changes and resubmit it.
After you submit the performance self appraisal to The manager, the manager reviews it and prepares an employee performance appraisal. The manager submits the appraisal for approval using a predefined approval hierarchy. When all approvals are complete, the manager sends a message to you indicating that the appraisal is ready for the review. You then review the appraisal, and either accept or contest it. The manager then schedules a meeting with you to review the appraisal and obtain feedback. You are normally the final step of the approval process.
Depending on the system settings, you can use one of two types of performance self appraisals: competency based or traditional (text based). A competency based performance self appraisal generates an appraisal that compares required job competencies to the demonstrated employee competencies. To complete a traditional performance self appraisal, you manually complete an appraisal template. You then review the performance self appraisal and make appropriate changes. You can also attach appropriate diary entries that provide examples of performance activities.
If you are not using ESS, you can still utilize the automated performance management system by performing pieces of the review process outside of the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system. You then can set up the system to allow managers or human resources representatives to approve or contest the appraisals online on behalf of an employee.