Time: < 30 Minutes
STEP 1: Schedule a time to meet with each of your team members.
STEP 2: Outline what the employee must do and achieve to make a difference in their performance evaluation and possibly impact future merit increases.
STEP 3: During the meeting, discuss the following with the employee:
- An understanding that pay opportunities are frequently on everyone’s mind. Share the actions they can do and achieve to potentially make a difference in their pay.
- Make sure to discuss issues such as career movements, performance evaluations, and performance goals.
STEP 4: Address any questions the team member may have.
NOTE: Remember the following:
- Be clear with the employee that you are not promising any future pay raises
- Clearly outline how the performance you described can be used when and if increases are made.