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Performance Appraisal at Ashghal Company

Introduction

Ashghal Corporation is a renowned infrastructure, construction, and building Developer

Company based in Qatar. Ashghal has many strategic HR functions such as training and

development, compensation or reward programs, planning, recruiting, re-directing, and

managing personnel. However, this particular task focuses on the performance appraisal which is

mainly evaluation of its employees using a special performance measurement program.

Performance appraisal role or contribution is critical in this regard as behavior, discipline

practices, performance measuring checklists, or key performance criteria are used as important

performance appraisal indicators within the HR department of Ashghal Company. Human

Resource Management plays an integral role in the core performances of its sustainable, business

activities. The major focus of this work is analyzing the major procedures of HR used for the

performance appraisal and evaluating performance management criteria of employees. The

performance appraisals evaluation using best techniques of HRM at Ashghal allows the company

to assess the current performance of the employees and rewarding or compensating employees

according to their performances[ CITATION Ibr15 \l 1033 ]. Human Resource best activities are

aligned with core business values of Ashghal Company that mainly include taking care of

employees and providing or delivering commitment service to customers related to infrastructure

or building construction at various sites with immense level of integrity.

Objective and importance of the study

 To assess the important function of Human Resource Management at Ashghal Company

such as performance appraisal

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 To analyze the key performance indicator used for measuring performance of employees

within Ashghal Company such as working hours policy with respect flexible attendance,

late attendance covering, analyzing monthly grace period to compensate, bonus or

deduction of monthly salary packages of employees [ CITATION Rot14 \l 1033 ].

 To evaluate the most important performance appraisals measurement tool within Ashghal

Company such as employee of the month initiative or program

 Analyzing the selection committee deployed in this particular program directly related to

performance appraisals and assessing key responsibilities of the committee

 Evaluating performance appraisals eligibility criteria used in ‘employee of the ‘month’

program at Ashghal Company which include the working performance as per contract

requirements, passing the period of probation, nominees submission qualifications, and

others

 To examine the most important considerations of performance appraisals criteria

especially including the key performance criteria based on discipline, behavior,

reliability, communication skills or capabilities, adopting important safety practices,

working on the customer-centricity framework, teamwork abilities, and organizational

loyalty [ CITATION Wyn14 \l 1033 ].

 To evaluate the selection process of the most desired employee to reward him or her

based on the ‘employee of the month’ program’s performance criteria

3- Describing the HR function of “Performance Appraisal” for Ashghal Company

The performance appraisal is considered as one of the imperative functions of HRM

department within Ashghal Company which is analyzed in detail in this particular section. As

discussed in the above passage, the key criteria are used as reference or benchmark for
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measuring the performance of the employees at Ashghal Company. It is based on discipline

which mainly consists of commitment of employees working within the company while

following the attendance with great punctuality. In addition, behavior of employees exhibits the

behavior of employees toward the administration or management of Ashghal Company. It

mainly incorporates the objective of meeting the desired deadlines which are judged as important

considerations for performance appraisals. The reliability is the other tool that mainly exhibits

performing the specific tasks assigned to the employees with high accuracy and doing additional

tasks with efficiency as well as effectiveness[ CITATION Rot14 \l 1033 ].

The performance appraisals criteria tool such as communication skills are used as

important criteria which include the abilities of employees to interact with other employees in a

timely fashion for efficient job tasks or responsibilities completion. Safety is one significant

performance criteria which are measuring how accurately or precisely employees working at

Ashghal Company are following the workplace safety standards. The capabilities of employees

within the company to perform their key tasks or duties as per framework of customer centricity

are important performance appraisals consideration. It measures ability of the workforce within

Ashghal Company to recognize the core needs or wants of the customers and utilizing their

knowledge or skills to fulfill the customer requirements as per the company’s HR codes as well

as policies.

The performance appraisal tool such as teamwork plays an important role in measuring or

assessing the key progress of the employee to the success of Ashghal Company. The major

elements of teamwork criteria of performance appraisals at Ashghal Company include the

eagerness along with willingness of the employees in order to collaborate in mutually

cooperative manner with other staff. It is the significant performance measuring indicator or tool
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that acts as ability of the employees in the process of accomplishing the mutual organizational

goals or objectives[ CITATION Wyn14 \l 1033 ]. Finally, the most important criteria in the

program of performance appraisal at Ashghal Company consist of the evaluation to recognize the

efficiency which supports the mutual organizational goals. In addition, organizational loyalty is

the pattern to measure the employee’s capability or skills for acting as per the company’s

strategy and mission or vision.

Recommendations

 A more flexible framework of performance appraisal as key indicator of Human

Resource Management at Ashghal Company should need to be developed so employees

could identify major areas of improvement for increased performance management

 Secondly, regular training and development sessions need to be arranged by Ashghal

Company for highlighting the important methods or approaches such as enhancing

attendance, improving employee’s rewards or compensation framework, establishing

strong infrastructure affairs programs to optimize the business support activities

[ CITATION Nic16 \l 1033 ].

 The Human Resource Department of Ashghal Company must provide understandable and

feasible performance appraisal eligibility criteria for all the employees belonging from

various ethnic or social backgrounds on equal terms

 Encouraging the employees to fully comply with key rules, standards, and policies of

HRM practices for coordinated or integrated practices toward efficient planning, re-

directing, organizing, and managing people as well as various prospects of the human

resource personnel
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 Developing the integrated performance appraisal standard application such as selection

process for the employee to be reward as best personnel within Ashghal Company in a

manner that HR department is aligned with all major functional units of the company

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